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Where does “slachtmhar” come from?

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

slachtmhar (Irish): clean-cut, dashing, elegant, finished, graceful,...

Definitions

  1. clean-cut, dashing, elegant, finished, graceful,...

Ancestry of “slachtmhar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irish-mhar-y
2Old Irish-margenerates adjectives from nouns
3Old IrishmárAlternative form of mór; great
4Proto-Celticmārosbig, great
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmoh₁rosgreat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “slachtmhar”

  • míshlachtmhar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →