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Where does “умра” come from?

умра (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian мра, from Proto-Slavic merti, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

умра (Bulgarian): to die, to mortify, to pass away, to depart

Definitions

  1. to die, to mortify, to pass away, to depart

Ancestry of “умра”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianмраto die
2Proto-Slavicmertito die
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
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