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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

  1. comparative degree of mór

Ancestry of “mó”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmomy
2Vietnamesemáublood; an inherent trait; health
3Proto-Celtic*māyūs—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “mó”

  • móide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →