Where does “моряк” come from?

моряк (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic *mořakъ, 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.

моряк (Bulgarian): sailor, mariner

Definitions

  1. sailor, mariner

Ancestry of “моряк”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*mořakъsailor
2Proto-Slavicmořesea; body of water
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*márisea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mári →
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