Where does “méar” come from?

méar (Irish) comes from Old Irish mér, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

méar (Irish): digit; finger, toe; leg

Definitions

  1. digit; finger, toe; leg

Ancestry of “méar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmérfinger
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

Words derived from “méar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós →Every word from Old Irish mér →
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