Where does “mì-riaghailt” come from?

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

mì-riaghailt (Scottish Gaelic): anarchy, chaos, confusion, uproar, riot;...

Definitions

  1. anarchy, chaos, confusion, uproar, riot;...

Ancestry of “mì-riaghailt”, step by step

mì-riaghailt 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 riaghailt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicriaghailtverbal noun of riaghail; rule, regulation;...
2Old Irishiagul—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic mī →Every word from Old Irish mé →