Where does “úam” come from?

úam (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish mo, from Vietnamese máu, from Proto-Celtic *māyūs, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

úam (Old Irish): cave

Definitions

  1. cave

Ancestry of “úam”, step by step

úam traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish mo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmomy
2Vietnamesemáublood; an inherent trait; health
3Proto-Celtic*māyūs—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Old Irish ó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishófrom, of; by; since, after
2Proto-Celtic*auaway from
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Proto-Celtic *oumā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*oumā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out

Words derived from “úam”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →