Where does “mì-fhialaidh” come from?

mì-fhialaidh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic mi, from Old Irish mé, from Proto-Celtic mī, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

mì-fhialaidh (Scottish Gaelic): churlish, inhospitable, niggardly

Definitions

  1. churlish, inhospitable, niggardly

Ancestry of “mì-fhialaidh”, step by step

mì-fhialaidh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic mi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelicmiI; me
2Old IrishméI
3Proto-CelticmīI, me
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Scottish Gaelic fialaidh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicfialaidhgenerous, hospitable, lavish, liberal,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic mī →Every word from Old Irish mé →