Where does “cumhachd mara” come from?

cumhachd mara (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic muir, 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.

cumhachd mara (Scottish Gaelic): tidal energy

Definitions

  1. tidal energy

Ancestry of “cumhachd mara”, step by step

cumhachd mara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic muir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicmuirsea, ocean; wave; pl large billows
2Old Irishmuirsea
3Proto-Celticmorisea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Scottish Gaelic cumhachd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliccumhachdpower, might, force; influence
2Old Irishcumachtaepower, strength, might
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Celtic mori →