Where does “Mira” come from?
Mira (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese Mira, from Celtiberian mira, from Proto-Celtic mori, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
Ancestry of “Mira”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | Mira | — |
| 2 | Celtiberian | mira | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | mori | sea |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | móri | sea; standing water |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |