Where does “sluamhar” come from?

sluamhar (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.

sluamhar (Irish): having large forces

Definitions

  1. having large forces

Ancestry of “sluamhar”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European moh₁rosEvery word from Proto-Celtic māros
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