Where does “murtajë” come from?

murtajë (Albanian) comes from Latin mortālia, from Latin mortālis, from Latin mors, from Proto-Italic mortis, from Proto-Indo-European mértis, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

murtajë (Albanian): plague

Definitions

plague

Ancestry of “murtajë”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	mortālia	—
2	Latin	mortālis	mortal (subject to death)
3	Latin	mors	death; corpse; annihilation
4	Proto-Italic	mortis	death
5	Proto-Indo-European	mértis	death
6	Proto-Indo-European	mer-	to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mértis →Every word from Proto-Italic mortis →