Where does “mozkomor” come from?

mozkomor (Czech) comes from Czech mozek, from Old Czech mozk, from Proto-Slavic mozgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic masgás, from Proto-Indo-European mosgʰós — marrow; brain.

mozkomor (Czech): dementor

Definitions

  1. dementor

Ancestry of “mozkomor”, step by step

mozkomor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech mozek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmozekbrain
2Old Czechmozkbrain
3Proto-Slavicmozgъmarrow, brain
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmasgásmarrow; brain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmosgʰósmarrow; brain

via Czech mořit

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 mosgʰós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic masgás →Every word from Proto-Slavic mozgъ →