Where does “mýmargur” come from?
mýmargur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic mý, from Ancient Greek μῦ, from Phoenician 𐤌𐤌, from Proto-Semitic māy-, from Proto-Afroasiatic maʔ- — water.
mýmargur (Icelandic): uncountable, countless
Ancestry of “mýmargur”, step by step
mýmargur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic mý
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | mý | midge, blackfly, midget, gnat; mu |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μῦ | mu, the name for the twelfth letter Μ, μ of the... |
| 3 | Phoenician | 𐤌𐤌 | water |
| 4 | Proto-Semitic | māy- | water |
| 5 | Proto-Afroasiatic | maʔ- | water |
via Icelandic margur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | margur | many, a lot of; much, many things |
| 2 | Old Norse | margr | many, a lot of; friendly, communicative; great... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | margaz | — |