Where does “Středomoří” come from?

Středomoří (Czech) comes from Czech moře, from Old Czech moře, 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.

Středomoří (Czech): the Mediterranean

Definitions

  1. the Mediterranean

Ancestry of “Středomoří”, step by step

Středomoří traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech moře

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmořesea; present masculine singular transgressive of...
2Old Czechmořesea
3Proto-Slavicmořesea; body of water
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*márisea
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Czech střed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechstředmiddle, midpoint, center; center; middle, center
2Proto-Slavicserdàmiddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mári →