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

Definitions

  1. archipelago

Ancestry of “mooirinshyn”, step by step

mooirinshyn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Manx mooir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxmooirsea
2Old Irishmuirsea
3Proto-Celticmorisea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Manx inshyn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxinshynplural of insh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European móriEvery word from Proto-Celtic mori