Where does “مُدّ” come from?
مُدّ (Arabic) comes from Latin modius, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
Ancestry of “مُدّ”, step by step
مُدّ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin modius
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | modius | modius, a unit of dry measure of about a peck or... |
| 2 | Latin | modus | measure |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |
via Syriac ܡܘܿܕܝܳܐ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syriac | ܡܘܿܕܝܳܐ | — |