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

Definitions

  1. month; moon

Ancestry of “mìos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmímonth
2Proto-Celticmīnsmonth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “mìos”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Celtic mīns →