Where does “mó” come from?
mó (Irish) comes from Old Irish mo, from Vietnamese máu, from Proto-Celtic *māyūs, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
mó (Irish): comparative degree of mór
Definitions
- comparative degree of mór
Ancestry of “mó”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | mo | my |
| 2 | Vietnamese | máu | blood; an inherent trait; health |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | *māyūs | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |