Where does “merë” come from?

merë (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian marā, from Proto-Indo-European mor-, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

merë (Albanian): fear

Definitions

  1. fear

Ancestry of “merë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianmarā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmor-to blacken, to dirty; dirt spot; to rub, pound,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mor- →Every word from Proto-Albanian marā →
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