Where does “mì-shnas” come from?

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

mì-shnas (Scottish Gaelic): inelegance

Definitions

  1. inelegance

Ancestry of “mì-shnas”, step by step

mì-shnas 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 snas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicsnasperfection; good appearance

Words derived from “mì-shnas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic mī →Every word from Old Irish mé →