Where does “mair” come from?

mair (Irish) comes from Old Irish máraid, from Proto-Celtic mārāti, from Proto-Celtic māros, from Proto-Indo-European moh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

mair (Irish): live, remain, survive; last

Definitions

  1. live, remain, survive; last

Ancestry of “mair”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmáraidto last, persist, remain
2Proto-Celticmārātito enlarge, to magnify
3Proto-Celticmārosbig, great
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmoh₁rosgreat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European moh₁ros →Every word from Proto-Celtic māros →