Where does “mì-loinn” come from?

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

mì-loinn (Scottish Gaelic): impropriety, irregularity; inelegance

Definitions

  1. impropriety, irregularity; inelegance

Ancestry of “mì-loinn”, step by step

mì-loinn 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 loinn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicloinngrace, elegance, propriety; beauty

Words derived from “mì-loinn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic mī →Every word from Old Irish mé →