Where does “mooirinshyn” come from?
mooirinshyn (Manx) comes from Manx mooir, from Old Irish muir, from Proto-Celtic mori, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
mooirinshyn (Manx): archipelago
Ancestry of “mooirinshyn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Manx | mooir | sea |
| 2 | Old Irish | muir | sea |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | mori | sea |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | móri | sea; standing water |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |