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...

Definitions

  1. A people indigenous to Mexico, living mainly in...

Ancestry of “Mayo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishMaigh EoIrish name of a county in Ireland, named Mayo in English
2Irishmáplain expanse of land with relatively low relief, champaign open countryside, or an area of open countryside
3Old Irishmáif
4Old Irishísunder, below, beneath
5Proto-Celticɸīssuunder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpedsú—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
9Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →