Where does “cásmhar” come from?
cásmhar (Irish) comes from Irish -mhar, from Old Irish -mar, from Old Irish már, from Proto-Celtic māros, from Proto-Indo-European moh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
cásmhar (Irish): concerned; plaintive, pitiable; commiserative;...
Definitions
- concerned; plaintive, pitiable; commiserative;...
Ancestry of “cásmhar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | -mhar | -y |
| 2 | Old Irish | -mar | generates adjectives from nouns |
| 3 | Old Irish | már | Alternative form of mór; great |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | māros | big, great |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | moh₁ros | great |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |
Words derived from “cásmhar”