Where does “mor” come from?

mor (Breton) comes from Proto-Brythonic mor, from Proto-Celtic mori, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

mor (Breton): sea

Definitions

  1. sea

Ancestry of “mor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicmorsea
2Proto-Celticmorisea
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “mor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Celtic mori →
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