Where does “móin” come from?

móin (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic *mānis, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂- — mother; mama, mother.

móin (Old Irish): peat moss; moor, waste; turf, peat

Definitions

  1. peat moss; moor, waste; turf, peat

Ancestry of “móin”, step by step

móin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic *mānis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*mānis—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂-mother; mama, mother

via Proto-Celtic mānis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticmānis—

Words derived from “móin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *mānis →