Where does “mì-sgiobalta” come from?

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

mì-sgiobalta (Scottish Gaelic): untidy, dishevelled; drab

Definitions

  1. untidy, dishevelled; drab

Ancestry of “mì-sgiobalta”, step by step

mì-sgiobalta 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 sgiobalta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicsgiobaltaagile, active, quick; neat, tidy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic mī →Every word from Old Irish mé →