Where does “mór” come from?
mór (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish mór, from Old Irish már, from Proto-Celtic māros, from Proto-Indo-European moh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
mór (Scottish Gaelic): big, large, great; great, important
Definitions
- big, large, great; great, important
Ancestry of “mór”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | mór | big, great; a large amount, a large number; much,... |
| 2 | Old Irish | már | Alternative form of mór; great |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | māros | big, great |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | moh₁ros | great |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |