Where does “maur” come from?

maur (Old Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic mọr, from Proto-Celtic mori, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

maur (Old Welsh): great

Definitions

  1. great

Ancestry of “maur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicmọrgreat, large
2Proto-Celticmorisea
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “maur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Celtic mori →