Where does “tollmhór” come from?

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

tollmhór (Irish): big-bottomed

Definitions

  1. big-bottomed

Ancestry of “tollmhór”, step by step

tollmhór traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish mór

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishmórbig, large, great; magnify; exalt, extol;...
2Old Irishmórbig, great; a large amount, a large number; much,...
3Old IrishmárAlternative form of mór; great
4Proto-Celticmārosbig, great
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmoh₁rosgreat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Irish toll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishtollhole, hollow; posterior, buttocks; pierced,...
2Old Irishtollaidpierces; penetrates
3Old Irishtollpierced, perforated; hollow, empty; hole, hollow;...
4Proto-Celtictullospierced, perforated; hollow
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European moh₁ros →Every word from Proto-Celtic māros →