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Where does “moir” come from?

moir (Manx) comes from Old Irish máthir, from Proto-Celtic mātīr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

moir (Manx): mother

Definitions

  1. mother

Ancestry of “moir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmáthirmother
2Proto-Celticmātīrmother
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “moir”

  • rein-voir
  • lhiass-voir
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