Where does “bélmar” come from?

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

bélmar (Old Irish): big-lipped, big-mouthed

Definitions

  1. big-lipped, big-mouthed

Ancestry of “bélmar”, step by step

bélmar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish már

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

via Old Irish bél

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbéllip; mouth; opening
2Proto-Celticwewloslip
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European moh₁ros →Every word from Proto-Celtic māros →