Where does “mir” come from?
mir (Romansch) comes from Latin murus, from Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mei — to fix, to build fortifications or fences.
mir (Romansch): exterior wall; mouse
Ancestry of “mir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | murus | a wall |
| 2 | Latin | moerus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mei | to fix, to build fortifications or fences |