Where does “Mí” come from?

Mí (Irish) comes 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.

Mí (Irish): month

Definitions

  1. month

Ancestry of “Mí”, step by step

Mí traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Irish mide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishmide—
2Old IrishMideMeath
3Proto-Celticmedyosmiddle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Old Irish mí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmímonth
2Proto-Celticmīnsmonth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Latin mira

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmirainflection of mīrus: ## nominative/vocative...

Words derived from “Mí”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →