Where does “muir-thìreach” come from?

muir-thìreach (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-thìreach (Scottish Gaelic): amphibious

Definitions

  1. amphibious

Ancestry of “muir-thìreach”, step by step

muir-thìreach 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 tìr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelictìrland, country, region, territory
2Old Irishtírland, country, territory, ground
3Proto-Celtictīrosdry land
4Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Celtic mori →