Where does “mì-nàrach” come from?

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

mì-nàrach (Scottish Gaelic): immodest

Definitions

  1. immodest

Ancestry of “mì-nàrach”, step by step

mì-nàrach 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 nàrach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicnàrachashamed; bashful, blate, coy, diffident
2Old Irishnárach—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic mī →Every word from Old Irish mé →