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Where does “mì-shuairceas” come from?

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

mì-shuairceas (Scottish Gaelic): churlishness, illiberality, incivility,...

Definitions

  1. churlishness, illiberality, incivility,...

Ancestry of “mì-shuairceas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicmì-shuaircimpolite, uncivil, inhumane
2Scottish Gaelicmì-Negative prefix
3Old Irishmí-evil, ill, sinister
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēi-—
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