Where does “maoschlár” come from?
maoschlár (Irish) comes from Irish maos, from Irish maoth, from Middle Irish máeth, from Old Irish moíth, from Proto-Celtic moyto-, from Proto-Indo-European meyh₁- — mild, soft.
maoschlár (Irish): water table
Ancestry of “maoschlár”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | maos | saturated state, saturation |
| 2 | Irish | maoth | soft, tender; weak, enervate; moist |
| 3 | Middle Irish | máeth | soft, tender, yielding |
| 4 | Old Irish | moíth | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | moyto- | tender |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meyh₁- | mild, soft |