Where does “moo” come from?

moo (Manx) comes from Old Irish móu, from Proto-Celtic māyos, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

moo (Manx): comparative degree of mooar

Definitions

  1. comparative degree of mooar

Ancestry of “moo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmóu—
2Proto-Celticmāyos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic māyos →Every word from Old Irish móu →