Where does “morlas” come from?

morlas (Welsh) comes from Welsh glas, from English glass, from Scottish Gaelic glas, from Middle Irish glas, from Old Irish glas, from Proto-Celtic glastos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃stós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

morlas (Welsh): sea-blue, sea-green

Definitions

  1. sea-blue, sea-green

Ancestry of “morlas”, step by step

morlas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh glas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshglasblue
2EnglishglassAn amorphous solid, often transparent substance...
3Scottish Gaelicglasgreen; grey; lock
4Middle Irishglas
5Old Irishglasgreen, greenish; blue, green-blue, grey-blue; the...
6Proto-Celticglastosgreen, blue
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥h₃stós
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Welsh môr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshmôrsea, ocean, the deep; plenty, abundance,...
2Proto-Brythonicmọrgreat, large
3Proto-Celticmorisea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃-
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