Where does “mì-riaghailteach” come from?

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

mì-riaghailteach (Scottish Gaelic): informal; insubordinate, intractable; irregular

Definitions

  1. informal; insubordinate, intractable; irregular

Ancestry of “mì-riaghailteach”, step by step

mì-riaghailteach 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 riaghailteach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicriaghailteachregular; systematic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic mī →Every word from Old Irish mé →
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