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Where does “mì-shuairc” come from?

mì-shuairc (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic mì-, from Old Irish mí-, from Proto-Indo-European mēi-.

mì-shuairc (Scottish Gaelic): impolite, uncivil, inhumane

Definitions

  1. impolite, uncivil, inhumane

Ancestry of “mì-shuairc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicmì-Negative prefix
2Old Irishmí-evil, ill, sinister
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēi-—

Words derived from “mì-shuairc”

  • mì-shuairceas
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