Where does “meá” come from?

meá (Irish) comes from Latin lībra, from Ancient Greek ζυγόν, from Proto-Hellenic dzugón, from Proto-Indo-European yugóm, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

meá (Irish): A scale, measure; weights; A balance

Definitions

  1. A scale, measure; weights; A balance

Ancestry of “meá”, step by step

meá traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin lībra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlībra—
2Ancient Greekζυγόνyoke, for joining animals; yoke, burden; in...
3Proto-Hellenicdzugónyoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

via Old Irish mid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmidmead
2Proto-Celticmedumead
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

Words derived from “meá”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yugóm →Every word from Proto-Hellenic dzugón →