Where does “mì-fhuranach” come from?

mì-fhuranach (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic mì-, from Old Irish mí-, from Proto-Indo-European mēi-.

mì-fhuranach (Scottish Gaelic): churlish, inhospitable; dull, sad; backward to...

Definitions

  1. churlish, inhospitable; dull, sad; backward to...

Ancestry of “mì-fhuranach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicmì-Negative prefix
2Old Irishmí-evil, ill, sinister
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēi-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēi- →Every word from Scottish Gaelic mì- →Every word from Old Irish mí- →