Where does “mor” come from?

mor (Cornish) comes from Proto-Brythonic muɨar, from Proto-Celtic smiyoros.

mor (Cornish): sea; berries

Definitions

  1. sea; berries

Ancestry of “mor”, step by step

mor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Brythonic muɨar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicmuɨar—
2Proto-Celticsmiyoros—

via Middle Cornish mor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Cornishmor—

Words derived from “mor”

Every word from Proto-Celtic smiyoros →