Where does “мёртвы” come from?

мёртвы (Belarusian) comes from Proto-Slavic mьrtvъ, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥twós, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

мёртвы (Belarusian): dead

Definitions

  1. dead

Ancestry of “мёртвы”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmьrtvъdead
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥twósdead
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥twós →Every word from Proto-Slavic mьrtvъ →