Where does “línmar” come from?
línmar (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish már, from Proto-Celtic māros, from Proto-Indo-European moh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
línmar (Old Irish): abundant, numerous
Ancestry of “línmar”, step by step
línmar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Irish már
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | már | Alternative form of mór; great |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | māros | big, great |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | moh₁ros | great |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |
via Old Irish lín
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | lín | full number, complement; number sufficient to... |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | līnom | flax; flow; flood |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | leyH- | flow, flood; to bend; to flow |
Words derived from “línmar”