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
- unlucky, unfortunate, luckless; adverse,...
Ancestry of “mì-shealbhach”, step by step
mì-shealbhach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Scottish Gaelic sealbhach
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | sealbhach | fortunate, lucky; prosperous; possessive |
| 2 | Old Irish | selbach | having great possessions; possessive, grasping;... |
| 3 | Old Irish | selb | property, appurtenance, domain, possessions; a... |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | *selwā | possession |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | selh₁- | to take |