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
- Moorish; dark colored; dark purple; black; Moor
Ancestry of “mouro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Celtic | marwos | dead |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥wós | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |