Where does “muirín” come from?

muirín (Irish) comes from Irish muir, from Old Irish muir, from Proto-Celtic mori, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

muirín (Irish): burden, encumbrance, charge

Definitions

  1. burden, encumbrance, charge

Ancestry of “muirín”, step by step

muirín traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish muir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishmuirsea; mare
2Old Irishmuirsea
3Proto-Celticmorisea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Middle Irish muiridin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishmuiridin—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Celtic mori →
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