Where does “mat” come from?

mat (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish masu, from Old Irish má, from Old Irish ís, from Proto-Celtic ɸīssu, from Proto-Indo-European pedsú, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

mat (Old Irish): third-person plural present subjunctive of masu

Definitions

  1. third-person plural present subjunctive of masu

Ancestry of “mat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmasuif… is
2Old Irishif
3Old Irishísunder, below, beneath
4Proto-Celticɸīssuunder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpedsú
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
8Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pódsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds