Where does “mì-shealbh” come from?

mì-shealbh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic sealbh, from Old Irish selb, from Proto-Celtic *selwā, from Proto-Indo-European selh₁- — to take.

mì-shealbh (Scottish Gaelic): bad luck, misfortune, misadventure

Definitions

  1. bad luck, misfortune, misadventure

Ancestry of “mì-shealbh”, step by step

mì-shealbh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic sealbh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicsealbhluck, fortune; providence, heaven; property,...
2Old Irishselbproperty, appurtenance, domain, possessions; a...
3Proto-Celtic*selwāpossession
4Proto-Indo-Europeanselh₁-to take

via Scottish Gaelic mi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelicmiI; me
2Old IrishméI
3Proto-CelticmīI, me
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European selh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *selwā →Every word from Old Irish selb →