Where does “mija” come from?

mija (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.

mija (Portuguese): a piss, a leak

Definitions

  1. a piss, a leak

Ancestry of “mija”, 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 →