Where does “cruinnmheá” come from?

cruinnmheá (Irish) comes from Irish meá, from Latin lībra, from Ancient Greek ζυγόν, from Proto-Hellenic dzugón, from Proto-Indo-European yugóm, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

cruinnmheá (Irish): precision balance

Definitions

  1. precision balance

Ancestry of “cruinnmheá”, step by step

cruinnmheá traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish meá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishmeáA scale, measure; weights; A balance
2Latinlībra—
3Ancient Greekζυγόνyoke, for joining animals; yoke, burden; in...
4Proto-Hellenicdzugónyoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

via Irish cruinn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcruinnround; gathered; exact, accurate
2Old Irishcruindround circular or cylindrical
3Proto-Celtickrundisround
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yugóm →Every word from Proto-Hellenic dzugón →