Where does “mooghey” come from?
mooghey (Manx) comes from Old Irish múchad, from Old Irish múch, from Proto-Celtic muk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mewg- — to smoke, reek.
mooghey (Manx): verbal noun of moogh
Ancestry of “mooghey”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | múchad | — |
| 2 | Old Irish | múch | smoke, stifling vapour |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | muk- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mewg- | to smoke, reek |
Words derived from “mooghey”