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Where does “mún” come from?

mún (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Indo-European mū- — fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle.

mún (Old Irish): urine

Definitions

  1. urine

Ancestry of “mún”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmū-fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle

Words derived from “mún”

  • mún
  • múnlach
  • mùn
  • moon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mū- →