Where does “-yr” come from?

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

-yr (Manx): y added to nouns to form adjectives meaning “having the quality of”

Definitions

  1. y added to nouns to form adjectives meaning “having the quality of”

Ancestry of “-yr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-yr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European moh₁ros →Every word from Proto-Celtic māros →