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Where does “mì-ghreann” come from?

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

mì-ghreann (Scottish Gaelic): disdain, loathing, disgust

Definitions

  1. disdain, loathing, disgust

Ancestry of “mì-ghreann”, step by step

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