Where does “mý” come from?

mý (Icelandic) comes from Ancient Greek μῦ, from Phoenician 𐤌𐤌, from Proto-Semitic māy-, from Proto-Afroasiatic maʔ- — water.

mý (Icelandic): midge, blackfly, midget, gnat; mu

Definitions

  1. midge, blackfly, midget, gnat; mu

Ancestry of “mý”, step by step

mý traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek μῦ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμῦmu, the name for the twelfth letter Μ, μ of the...
2Phoenician𐤌𐤌water
3Proto-Semiticmāy-water
4Proto-Afroasiaticmaʔ-water

via Old Norse mý

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemý—
2Proto-Germanicmugjǭa small fly; midge; mosquito
3Proto-Germanicmująfly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmū-fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle

Words derived from “mý”

Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic maʔ- →Every word from Proto-Semitic māy- →Every word from Phoenician 𐤌𐤌 →