Where does “mì-nàireach” come from?

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

mì-nàireach (Scottish Gaelic): impudent; shameless

Definitions

  1. impudent; shameless

Ancestry of “mì-nàireach”, step by step

mì-nàireach 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 nàireach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicnàireachmodest, bashful, sheepish, shamefaced; shameful,...
2Old Irishnáirechdiffident, shy; modest
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic mī →Every word from Old Irish mé →