Where does “lhiass-voir” come from?
lhiass-voir (Manx) comes from Manx moir, from Old Irish máthir, from Proto-Celtic mātīr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.
lhiass-voir (Manx): stepmother
Ancestry of “lhiass-voir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Manx | moir | mother |
| 2 | Old Irish | máthir | mother |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | mātīr | mother |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |