Where does “mourenza” come from?

mourenza (Galician) comes from Galician mouro, from Proto-Celtic marwos, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥wós, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

mourenza (Galician): darkness

Definitions

  1. darkness

Ancestry of “mourenza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GalicianmouroMoorish; dark colored; dark purple; black; Moor
2Proto-Celticmarwosdead
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥wós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥wós →Every word from Proto-Celtic marwos →