Where does “море” come from?

море (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic море, from Proto-Slavic moře, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mári, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

море (Bulgarian): sea, briny; seaside; thousands of, a wilderness...

Definitions

  1. sea, briny; seaside; thousands of, a wilderness...

Ancestry of “море”, step by step

море traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic море

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicморе—
2Proto-Slavicmořesea; body of water
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*márisea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Greek μωρέ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GreekμωρέVocative singular masculine form of μωρός; you;...
2Greekμωρόςstupid, silly, daft, simple
3Ancient Greekμωρόςslow, sluggish; slow, dull, foolish, stupid;...
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanmuHrósdull, stupid

Words derived from “море”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mári →