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
Ancestry of “moir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | máthir | mother |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | mātīr | mother |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |
Words derived from “moir”