Where does “مد” come from?

مد (Andalusian Arabic) comes from Arabic مُدّ, from Latin modius, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

Ancestry of “مد”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمُدّ—
2Latinmodiusmodius, a unit of dry measure of about a peck or...
3Latinmodusmeasure
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “مد”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Latin modus →