Where does “hladomor” come from?

hladomor (Czech) comes from Czech mor, from Proto-Slavic morъ, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

hladomor (Czech): famine

Definitions

  1. famine

Ancestry of “hladomor”, step by step

hladomor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech mor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmorplague; pestilence, plague
2Proto-Slavicmorъplague
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Czech hlad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhladhunger
2Old Czechhlad—
3Proto-Slavicgoldъhunger

Words derived from “hladomor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Slavic morъ →Every word from Czech mor →
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