meeyl

Manx

[miːl]

noun

Definitions

insect; louse; gnat

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish míl (animal, louse) inherited from Proto-Celtic *mīlom (animal) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₁l- (small animal).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)meh₁l-

Gloss

small animal

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*(s)meh₁l- Proto-Indo-European
minhoca Portuguese
míol Irish
mioca Galician
miñoca Galician
mil Welsh
milcant Welsh
milddail Welsh
morfil Welsh
míl Old Irish
mial Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
meeyl mooar Manx
mooar Manx
*mīlom Proto-Celtic
*mil Proto-Brythonic