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Where does “meur” come from?

meur (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish mér, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

meur (Scottish Gaelic): finger; key; branch

Definitions

  1. finger; key; branch

Ancestry of “meur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmérfinger
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

Words derived from “meur”

  • meuran
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