Where does “mì-tharbhach” come from?

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

mì-tharbhach (Scottish Gaelic): fruitless, unfruitful, unproductive, unprofitable

Definitions

  1. fruitless, unfruitful, unproductive, unprofitable

Ancestry of “mì-tharbhach”, step by step

mì-tharbhach 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 tarbhach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelictarbhachbeneficial, gainful, productive, profitable;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic mī →Every word from Old Irish mé →