Where does “mì-thorrach” come from?

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

mì-thorrach (Scottish Gaelic): infertile

Definitions

  1. infertile

Ancestry of “mì-thorrach”, step by step

mì-thorrach 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 torrach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelictorrachfecund, fertile, prolific; pregnant
2Old Irishtorrachpregnant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic mī →Every word from Old Irish mé →