Where does “мева” come from?

мева (Ukrainian) comes from Polish mewa, from German Möwe, from Middle Low German mêwe, from Old Saxon mēu, from Proto-Germanic *maiwī, from Proto-Germanic maiwaz, from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną — to shout, mew.

мева (Ukrainian): seagull

Definitions

  1. seagull

Ancestry of “мева”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmewaseagull
2GermanMöwegull, seagull
3Middle Low Germanmêwe—
4Old Saxonmēu—
5Proto-Germanic*maiwī—
6Proto-Germanicmaiwazgull, seagull
7Proto-Germanicmaiwijanąto shout, mew
Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic maiwaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *maiwī →