Where does “mára” come from?

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

mára (Old Irish): inflection of már: ## nominative plural...

Definitions

  1. inflection of már: ## nominative plural...

Ancestry of “mára”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishmárAlternative form of mór; great
2Proto-Celticmārosbig, great
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmoh₁rosgreat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European moh₁ros →Every word from Proto-Celtic māros →
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