Where does “mòine” come from?

mòine (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish móin, from Proto-Celtic *mānis, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂- — mother; mama, mother.

mòine (Scottish Gaelic): moss, morass, bog; peat, turf

Definitions

  1. moss, morass, bog; peat, turf

Ancestry of “mòine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmóinpeat moss; moor, waste; turf, peat
2Proto-Celtic*mānis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂-mother; mama, mother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *mānis →Every word from Old Irish móin →