Where does “Mayo” come from?
Mayo derives from Irish Maigh Eo, a place name of uncertain original meaning.
Mayo (English): A people indigenous to Mexico, living mainly in...
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- A people indigenous to Mexico, living mainly in...
Ancestry of “Mayo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | Maigh Eo | — |
| 2 | Irish | má | plain , champaign; if; even though |
| 3 | Old Irish | má | if |
| 4 | Old Irish | ís | under, below, beneath |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | ɸīssu | under |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pedsú | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
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