Where does “mọr” come from?

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

mọr (Proto-Brythonic): great, large

Definitions

  1. great, large

Ancestry of “mọr”, step by step

mọr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic mori

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

via Proto-Celtic māros

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticmārosbig, great
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmoh₁rosgreat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “mọr”

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