Where does “maos” come from?
maos (Irish) comes from Irish maoth, from Middle Irish máeth, from Old Irish moíth, from Proto-Celtic moyto-, from Proto-Indo-European meyh₁- — mild, soft.
maos (Irish): saturated state, saturation
Definitions
- saturated state, saturation
Ancestry of “maos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | maoth | soft, tender; weak, enervate; moist |
| 2 | Middle Irish | máeth | soft, tender, yielding |
| 3 | Old Irish | moíth | — |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | moyto- | tender |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meyh₁- | mild, soft |
Words derived from “maos”