Where does “muir-làn” come from?

muir-làn (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.

muir-làn (Scottish Gaelic): high tide

Definitions

  1. high tide

Ancestry of “muir-làn”, step by step

muir-làn 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 làn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliclànfull, absolute, entire, big
2Old Irishlánfull
3Proto-Celticɸlānosfull
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Celtic mori →