Where does “máthramail” come from?

máthramail (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish amail, from Old Irish samail, from Proto-Celtic samalis, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

máthramail (Old Irish): resembling one's mother

Definitions

  1. resembling one's mother

Ancestry of “máthramail”, step by step

máthramail traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish amail

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishamailAlternative form of amal; like, as
2Old Irishsamailverbal noun of samlaidir; likeness, similarity;...
3Proto-Celticsamalissimilitude, description
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Old Irish máthir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmáthirmother
2Proto-Celticmātīrmother
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Celtic samalis →Every word from Old Irish samail →