Etymology Explorer
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Where does “móu” come from?
móu (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic māyos, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
Ancestry of “móu”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Celtic
māyos
—
2
Proto-Indo-European
meh₁-
to measure
Words derived from “móu”
moo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →
Every word from Proto-Celtic māyos →