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Where does “mì-shealbhach” come from?

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

mì-shealbhach (Scottish Gaelic): unlucky, unfortunate, luckless; adverse,...

Definitions

  1. unlucky, unfortunate, luckless; adverse,...

Ancestry of “mì-shealbhach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicsealbhachfortunate, lucky; prosperous; possessive
2Old Irishselbachhaving great possessions; possessive, grasping;...
3Old Irishselbproperty, appurtenance, domain, possessions; a...
4Proto-Celtic*selwā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanselh₁-to take
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