Where does “almú” come from?

almú (Spanish) comes from Spanish almud, from Andalusian Arabic المُدّ, from Arabic مُدّ, from Latin modius, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

Ancestry of “almú”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalmudalmude, a unit of volume
2Andalusian Arabicالمُدّ—
3Arabicمُدّ—
4Latinmodiusmodius, a unit of dry measure of about a peck or...
5Latinmodusmeasure
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Latin modus →