Where does “morgay” come from?

morgay (English) comes from Welsh morgi, from Welsh môr, from Proto-Brythonic mọr, from Proto-Celtic mori, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

morgay (English): The European small-spotted dogfish or houndfish

Definitions

  1. The European small-spotted dogfish or houndfish

Ancestry of “morgay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshmorgidogfish, shark
2Welshmôrsea, ocean, the deep; plenty, abundance,...
3Proto-Brythonicmọrgreat, large
4Proto-Celticmorisea
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Celtic mori →