Where does “mì-thàbhachdach” come from?

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

mì-thàbhachdach (Scottish Gaelic): inefficient; unsubstantial

Definitions

  1. inefficient; unsubstantial

Ancestry of “mì-thàbhachdach”, step by step

mì-thàbhachdach 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 tàbhachdach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelictàbhachdach—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic mī →Every word from Old Irish mé →