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Where does “meh₂tis” come from?

meh₂tis (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European meh₂- — good, great; timely, opportune; wet, damp.

meh₂tis (Proto-Indo-European): ripe, good

Definitions

  1. ripe, good

Ancestry of “meh₂tis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂-good, great; timely, opportune; wet, damp

Words derived from “meh₂tis”

  • maith
  • maite
  • oidhche mhath
  • math
  • mathas
  • mad
  • math
  • maith
  • maithid
  • mieys
  • ard-vieys
  • mie
  • matus
  • matis
  • mat
  • mad
  • mad
  • mat
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