Where does “mee-ah” come from?

mee-ah (English) comes from Irish mí-ádh, from Irish Mí, from Middle Irish mide, from Old Irish Mide, from Proto-Celtic medyos, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

mee-ah (English): bad luck

Definitions

  1. bad luck

Ancestry of “mee-ah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishmí-ádhill luck, bad luck, misfortune
2IrishMímonth
3Middle Irishmide—
4Old IrishMideMeath
5Proto-Celticmedyosmiddle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with
Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →