Where does “móin” come from?

móin (Irish) comes from Old Irish móin, from Proto-Celtic *mānis, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂- — mother; mama, mother.

móin (Irish): turf, peat; bogland, moor

Definitions

  1. turf, peat; bogland, moor

Ancestry of “móin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmóinpeat moss; moor, waste; turf, peat
2Proto-Celtic*mānis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂-mother; mama, mother

Words derived from “móin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *mānis →Every word from Old Irish móin →