Etymology Explorer › Czech

Where does “morový” come from?

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

morový (Czech): plague

Definitions

  1. plague

Ancestry of “morový”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmorplague; pestilence, plague
2Proto-Slavicmorъplague
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →