Where does “mí” come from?

mí (Irish) comes from Old Irish mí, from Proto-Celtic mīns, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

mí (Irish): month; middle; mi, me

Definitions

  1. month; middle; mi, me

Ancestry of “mí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmímonth
2Proto-Celticmīnsmonth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Celtic mīns →