Where does “Tichomoří” come from?

Tichomoří (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.

Ancestry of “Tichomoří”, step by step

Tichomoří 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 Tichý

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechTichýquiet low sound
2Czechtichýstill, quiet; silent
3Proto-Slavictixъstill, quiet
4Proto-Balto-Slavicteišus

Words derived from “Tichomoří

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European móriEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mári
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