Where does “mori” come from?

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

mori (Proto-Celtic): sea

Definitions

  1. sea

Ancestry of “mori”, step by step

mori traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European móri

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

via Proto-Indo-European (s)mer-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)mer-to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to...

Words derived from “mori”

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