Where does “mara” come from?

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.

mara (Scottish Gaelic): genitive singular of muir

Definitions

  1. genitive singular of muir

Ancestry of “mara”, step by step

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