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

Definitions

  1. a lot, a great deal

Ancestry of “mooarane”, step by step

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