Where does “mùn” come from?

mùn (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic mu, from Old Irish imb, from Old Irish sín, from Proto-Celtic sindos, from Proto-Indo-European sḗm, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

mùn (Scottish Gaelic): urine

Definitions

  1. urine

Ancestry of “mùn”, step by step

mùn traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic mu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicmuabout, around; about, concerning; about,...
2Old Irishimbbutter; around
3Old Irishsínweather
4Proto-Celticsindosthis
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗmone
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Scottish Gaelic an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicanthe; their; in
2Old Irishanominative/accusative singular neuter of in; that...
3Proto-Celtic*āO (vocative particle)
4Proto-Indo-Europeanōoh, ah

via Old Irish mún

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmúnurine
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmū-fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗm →Every word from Proto-Celtic sindos →