Where does “mì-uaill” come from?

mì-uaill (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic uaill, from Old Irish úall, from Proto-Celtic ouxslā, from Proto-Celtic ouxselos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewps-.

mì-uaill (Scottish Gaelic): condescension; humility

Definitions

  1. condescension; humility

Ancestry of “mì-uaill”, step by step

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

via Scottish Gaelic uaill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicuaillvanity, pride, arrogance
2Old Irishúallvanity, pride
3Proto-Celticouxslā—
4Proto-Celticouxseloshigh, elevated
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewps-—

via Scottish Gaelic mi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelicmiI; me
2Old IrishméI
3Proto-CelticmīI, me
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewps- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ouxselos →Every word from Proto-Celtic ouxslā →