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Where does “mì-rianalas” come from?

mì-rianalas (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic mì-rianail, from Scottish Gaelic rianail, from Scottish Gaelic -ail, from Middle Irish -amhail, from Old Irish -amail, from Old Irish amail, from Old Irish samail, from Proto-Celtic samalis — together, one.

mì-rianalas (Scottish Gaelic): disorder, confusion; indiscretion

Definitions

  1. disorder, confusion; indiscretion

Ancestry of “mì-rianalas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicmì-rianaildisorderly, disordered, confused, irrational;...
2Scottish Gaelicrianailmethodical
3Scottish Gaelic-ailOf or pertaining to an adjectival suffix applied...
4Middle Irish-amhail—
5Old Irish-amail-like
6Old IrishamailAlternative form of amal; like, as
7Old Irishsamailverbal noun of samlaidir; likeness, similarity;...
8Proto-Celticsamalissimilitude, description
9Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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