Where does “mordarow” come from?

mordarow (Cornish) comes from Cornish tarow, from Proto-Brythonic tarw, from Proto-Celtic tarwos, from Proto-Celtic dubros, from Proto-Indo-European dʰubʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

mordarow (Cornish): walrus

Definitions

  1. walrus

Ancestry of “mordarow”, step by step

mordarow traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish tarow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishtarowbull
2Proto-Brythonictarwbull
3Proto-Celtictarwosbull
4Proto-Celticdubrosdark; water
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰubʰrósdeep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Cornish mor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishmorsea; berries
2Proto-Brythonicmuɨar—
3Proto-Celticsmiyoros—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →