Where does “μῦ” come from?

μῦ (Ancient Greek) comes from Phoenician 𐤌𐤌, from Proto-Semitic māy-, from Proto-Afroasiatic maʔ- — water.

μῦ (Ancient Greek): mu, the name for the twelfth letter Μ, μ of the...

Definitions

  1. mu, the name for the twelfth letter Μ, μ of the...

Ancestry of “μῦ”, step by step

μῦ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Phoenician 𐤌𐤌

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Phoenician𐤌𐤌water
2Proto-Semiticmāy-water
3Proto-Afroasiaticmaʔ-water

via Phoenician 𐤌‬𐤌‬

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Phoenician𐤌‬𐤌‬—

Words derived from “μῦ”

Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic maʔ- →Every word from Proto-Semitic māy- →Every word from Phoenician 𐤌𐤌 →