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Where does “mì-shnasail” come from?

mì-shnasail (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic -ail, from Middle Irish -amhail, from Old Irish -amail, from Old Irish amail, from Old Irish samail, from Proto-Celtic samalis, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

mì-shnasail (Scottish Gaelic): homely, uncomely, inelegant, botchy

Definitions

  1. homely, uncomely, inelegant, botchy

Ancestry of “mì-shnasail”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelic-ailOf or pertaining to an adjectival suffix applied...
2Middle Irish-amhail—
3Old Irish-amail-like
4Old IrishamailAlternative form of amal; like, as
5Old Irishsamailverbal noun of samlaidir; likeness, similarity;...
6Proto-Celticsamalissimilitude, description
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “mì-shnasail”

  • mì-shnasalachd
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