Where does “mì-thròcair” come from?

mì-thròcair (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic tròcair, from Old Irish trócaire, from Old Irish -e, from Old Irish lán, from Proto-Celtic ɸlānos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

mì-thròcair (Scottish Gaelic): cruelty, inclemency

Definitions

  1. cruelty, inclemency

Ancestry of “mì-thròcair”, step by step

mì-thròcair traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic tròcair

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelictròcairmercy, pity, compassion
2Old Irishtrócairemercy
3Old Irish-eForms concrete or abstract nouns from adjectives
4Old Irishlánfull
5Proto-Celticɸlānosfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Scottish Gaelic mi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelicmiI; me
2Old IrishméI
3Proto-CelticmīI, me
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Old Irish -e →