Where does “смъртник” come from?
смъртник (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian смърт, 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.
смъртник (Bulgarian): dead man
Definitions
- dead man
Ancestry of “смъртник”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | смърт | death; Death, the Grim Reaper; loathing |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | съмрьть | death |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | sъmьrtь | death |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | su-mirtis | natural death |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | mirtis | death |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mértis | death |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |