Where does “-mar” come from?

-mar (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish már, from Proto-Celtic māros, from Proto-Indo-European moh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

-mar (Old Irish): generates adjectives from nouns

Definitions

  1. generates adjectives from nouns

Ancestry of “-mar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishmárAlternative form of mór; great
2Proto-Celticmārosbig, great
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmoh₁rosgreat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “-mar”

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