Where does “мю” come from?

мю (Russian) comes from Ancient Greek μῦ, from Phoenician 𐤌𐤌, from Proto-Semitic māy-, from Proto-Afroasiatic maʔ- — water.

мю (Russian): mu the Greek letter

Definitions

  1. mu the Greek letter

Ancestry of “мю”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμῦmu, the name for the twelfth letter Μ, μ of the...
2Phoenician𐤌𐤌water
3Proto-Semiticmāy-water
4Proto-Afroasiaticmaʔ-water
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic maʔ- →Every word from Proto-Semitic māy- →Every word from Phoenician 𐤌𐤌 →