Where does “moroniezh” come from?

moroniezh (Breton) comes from Breton mor, from Proto-Brythonic mor, from Proto-Celtic mori, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

moroniezh (Breton): oceanography

Definitions

  1. oceanography

Ancestry of “moroniezh”, step by step

moroniezh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Breton mor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretonmorsea
2Proto-Brythonicmorsea
3Proto-Celticmorisea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Breton oniezh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretononiezh—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Celtic mori →