Where does “mísa” come from?

mísa (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish mí, from Proto-Celtic mīns, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

mísa (Old Irish): accusative plural of mí

Definitions

  1. accusative plural of mí

Ancestry of “mísa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmímonth
2Proto-Celticmīnsmonth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Celtic mīns →