Where does “смърт” come from?

смърт (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic съмрьть, from Proto-Slavic sъmьrtь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic su-mirtis, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mirtis, from Proto-Indo-European mértis, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

смърт (Bulgarian): death; Death, the Grim Reaper; loathing

Definitions

  1. death; Death, the Grim Reaper; loathing

Ancestry of “смърт”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicсъмрьтьdeath
2Proto-Slavicsъmьrtьdeath
3Proto-Balto-Slavicsu-mirtisnatural death
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmirtisdeath
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmértisdeath
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “смърт”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mértis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mirtis →
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