Where does “mér” come from?
mér (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.
mér (Old Irish): finger
Ancestry of “mér”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂ḱrós | lean, meager |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ḱ- | to raise, increase; long |