Where does “mooarane” come from?
mooarane (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.
mooarane (Manx): a lot, a great deal
Ancestry of “mooarane”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Manx | mooar | big, great, grand, heavy, powerful, extravagant |
| 2 | Old Irish | mór | big, great; a large amount, a large number; much,... |
| 3 | Old Irish | már | Alternative form of mór; great |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | māros | big, great |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | moh₁ros | great |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |