Where does “mouro” come from?

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

mouro (Galician): Moorish; dark colored; dark purple; black; Moor

Definitions

  1. Moorish; dark colored; dark purple; black; Moor

Ancestry of “mouro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticmarwosdead
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥wós—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “mouro”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥wós →Every word from Proto-Celtic marwos →