Where does “mijão” come from?

mijão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese mijar, from Old Portuguese mejar, from Vulgar Latin meiare, from Latin meiō, from Proto-Italic meiɣjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃meyǵʰ- — to urinate.

mijão (Portuguese): pisser

Definitions

  1. pisser

Ancestry of “mijão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemijarto piss
2Old Portuguesemejar—
3Vulgar Latinmeiare—
4Latinmeiōto urinate
5Proto-Italicmeiɣjō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃meyǵʰ-to urinate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃meyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic meiɣjō →Every word from Latin meiō →