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Where does “mu” come from?

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

mu (Scottish Gaelic): about, around; about, concerning; about,...

Definitions

  1. about, around; about, concerning; about,...

Ancestry of “mu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishimbbutter; around
2Old Irishsín—
3Proto-Celticsindosthis
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗmone
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “mu”

  • umadsa
  • umad
  • umaibhse
  • uimpese
  • uimpe
  • umaibh
  • mur timcheall
  • uimesan
  • mud thimcheall
  • mar timcheall
  • mun timcheall
  • mu thimcheall
  • umamsa
  • umam
  • uime
  • mum thimcheall
  • umainne
  • umpasan
  • umpa
  • mu timcheall
  • umainn
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