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Where does “mi” come from?

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

mi (Scottish Gaelic): I; me

Definitions

  1. I; me

Ancestry of “mi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishméI
2Proto-CelticmīI, me
3Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “mi”

  • rium
  • umamsa
  • umam
  • romham
  • romhamsa
  • riumsa
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