Where does “mooar-rheynn” come from?

mooar-rheynn (Manx) comes from Manx mooar, 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-rheynn (Manx): continent

Definitions

  1. continent

Ancestry of “mooar-rheynn”, step by step

mooar-rheynn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Manx mooar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxmooarbig, great, grand, heavy, powerful, extravagant
2Old Irishmórbig, great; a large amount, a large number; much,...
3Old IrishmárAlternative form of mór; great
4Proto-Celticmārosbig, great
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmoh₁rosgreat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Manx rheynn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxrheynndivide, distribute, dispense, share, break up;...
2Middle Irishroindedparts, separates; distributes, apportions
3Old Irishrannpart
4Proto-Celtic*ɸrasnāpart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European moh₁ros →Every word from Proto-Celtic māros →
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