Where does “mìos” come from?
mìos (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish mí, from Proto-Celtic mīns, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
mìos (Scottish Gaelic): month; moon
Ancestry of “mìos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | mí | month |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | mīns | month |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |
Words derived from “mìos”