Where does “mořeplavec” come from?

mořeplavec (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.

mořeplavec (Czech): navigator sea explorer

Definitions

  1. navigator sea explorer

Ancestry of “mořeplavec”, step by step

mořeplavec 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 plavit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechplavitto sail to ride in a boat
2Proto-Slavicplàvitito float, to sail
3Proto-Slavic-vati—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mári →