Where does “” come from?

má (Irish) comes from Old Irish má, from Old Irish ís, from Proto-Celtic ɸīssu, from Proto-Indo-European pedsú, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

(Irish): plain expanse of land with relatively low relief, champaign open countryside, or an area of open countryside

Definitions

  1. plain expanse of land with relatively low relief, champaign open countryside, or an area of open countryside

Ancestry of “”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishif
2Old Irishísunder, below, beneath
3Proto-Celticɸīssuunder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpedsú
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pódsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds