Where does “mì-mhaiseach” come from?

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

mì-mhaiseach (Scottish Gaelic): deformed; uncomely, unseemly

Definitions

  1. deformed; uncomely, unseemly

Ancestry of “mì-mhaiseach”, step by step

mì-mhaiseach 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 maiseach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicmaiseachbeautiful, lovely, handsome, fair, graceful;...
2Old Irishmaisech—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic mī →Every word from Old Irish mé →