Where does “mooar” come from?

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

mooar (Manx): big, great, grand, heavy, powerful, extravagant

Definitions

  1. big, great, grand, heavy, powerful, extravagant

Ancestry of “mooar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mooar”

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