Where does “мур” come from?

мур (Belarusian) comes from Polish mur, from Middle High German mūre, from Old High German mūra, from Proto-West Germanic *mūrā, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

мур (Belarusian): wall, brick (stone) part of a building

Definitions

  1. wall, brick (stone) part of a building

Ancestry of “мур”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmurwall
2Middle High Germanmūrewall
3Old High Germanmūrawall
4Proto-West Germanic*mūrāwall
5Latinmūruswall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs)
6Old Latinmoerus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Old Latin moerus →Every word from Latin mūrus →