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
- bad luck, misfortune, misadventure
Ancestry of “mì-shealbh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | sealbh | luck, fortune; providence, heaven; property,... |
| 2 | Old Irish | selb | property, appurtenance, domain, possessions; a... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | *selwā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | selh₁- | to take |