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

Definitions

  1. water table

Ancestry of “maoschlár”, step by step

maoschlár traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish maos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishmaossaturated state, saturation
2Irishmaothsoft, tender; weak, enervate; moist
3Middle Irishmáethsoft, tender, yielding
4Old Irishmoíth—
5Proto-Celticmoyto-tender
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyh₁-mild, soft

via Irish Clár

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishClárboard, plank
2Old Irishclárboard, plank; stave; gameboard
3Proto-Celticklāromtable; plank, board, table
4Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂ro-plank
5Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic moyto- →Every word from Old Irish moíth →