Where does “*mʉr” come from?
*mʉr (Proto-Brythonic) comes from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
Ancestry of “*mʉr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | mūrus | — |
| 2 | Old Latin | moerus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |