Where does “mur” come from?

mur (Middle Breton) comes from Old Breton mur, from Proto-Brythonic *mʉr, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

Ancestry of “mur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Bretonmur
2Proto-Brythonic*mʉr
3Latinmūruswall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs)
4Old Latinmoerus
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “mur

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy-Every word from Old Latin moerusEvery word from Latin mūrus