Where does “mexeira” come from?

mexeira (Galician) comes from Galician mexo, from Galician mexar, from Old Portuguese mejar, from Vulgar Latin meiare, from Latin meiō, from Proto-Italic meiɣjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃meyǵʰ- — to urinate.

mexeira (Galician): piss, and instance of pissing

Definitions

  1. piss, and instance of pissing

Ancestry of “mexeira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianmexopiss, urine
2Galicianmexarto piss; to discharge as or with the urine
3Old Portuguesemejar—
4Vulgar Latinmeiare—
5Latinmeiōto urinate
6Proto-Italicmeiɣjō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃meyǵʰ-to urinate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃meyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic meiɣjō →Every word from Latin meiō →