Where does “Jihomoravan” come from?

Jihomoravan (Czech) comes from Czech Morava, from Latin Marus, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Jihomoravan (Czech): South Moravian person from South Moravia

Definitions

  1. South Moravian person from South Moravia

Ancestry of “Jihomoravan”, step by step

Jihomoravan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech Morava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechMorava—
2LatinMarusA river that flows into the Danube, probably the Morava
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Czech jih

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechjihsouth
2Old Czechjuhthaw
3Proto-Slavicjùgъsouth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Latin Marus →