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Where does “mún” come from?

mún (Irish) comes from Old Irish mún, from Proto-Indo-European mū- — fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle.

mún (Irish): verbal noun of mún; urine; urinate, pee

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of mún; urine; urinate, pee

Ancestry of “mún”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmúnurine
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmū-fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle

Words derived from “mún”

  • múnlach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mū- →