Where does “móráil” come from?

móráil (Irish) comes from Irish mór, from Old Irish mór, from Old Irish már, from Proto-Celtic māros, from Proto-Indo-European moh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

móráil (Irish): pride; boastfulness, vanity

Definitions

  1. pride; boastfulness, vanity

Ancestry of “móráil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishmórbig, large, great; magnify; exalt, extol;...
2Old Irishmórbig, great; a large amount, a large number; much,...
3Old IrishmárAlternative form of mór; great
4Proto-Celticmārosbig, great
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmoh₁rosgreat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European moh₁ros →Every word from Proto-Celtic māros →