Where does “mì-thràthaich” come from?
mì-thràthaich (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic tràth, from Old Irish tráth, from Proto-Celtic trātu, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.
mì-thràthaich (Scottish Gaelic): mistime
Ancestry of “mì-thràthaich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | tràth | time, season, period; tense; early |
| 2 | Old Irish | tráth | period of time, hour, point in time; day;... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | trātu | time, hour |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₂- | to cross over, pass through, overcome |