Where does “mijo” come from?

mijo (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.

mijo (Portuguese): piss

Definitions

  1. piss

Ancestry of “mijo”, 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 →