Where does “maoth” come from?

maoth (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish máeth, from Old Irish moíth, from Proto-Celtic moyto-, from Proto-Indo-European meyh₁- — mild, soft.

maoth (Scottish Gaelic): demulcent, moistened; effeminate; flaccid

Definitions

  1. demulcent, moistened; effeminate; flaccid

Ancestry of “maoth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishmáethsoft, tender, yielding
2Old Irishmoíth—
3Proto-Celticmoyto-tender
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyh₁-mild, soft
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic moyto- →Every word from Old Irish moíth →