Where does “murdúchu” come from?

murdúchu (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish muir, from Proto-Celtic mori, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

murdúchu (Old Irish): mermaid

Definitions

  1. mermaid

Ancestry of “murdúchu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmuirsea
2Proto-Celticmorisea
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Celtic mori →