Where does “mořidlo” come from?

mořidlo (Czech) comes from Czech mořit, from Proto-Slavic marati, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

mořidlo (Czech): wood stain, mordant, cirage

Definitions

  1. wood stain, mordant, cirage

Ancestry of “mořidlo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmořittorment, torture; pester, plague; toil
2Proto-Slavicmaratito stain, to sully; to dirty
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Slavic marati →Every word from Czech mořit →