Where does “meh” come from?

meh (Northern Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian mā́Hah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

meh (Northern Kurdish): month

Definitions

  1. month

Ancestry of “meh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianmā́Hahmoon; month
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmā́Hasmoon; month
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “meh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has →