Where does “námořnictvo” come from?

námořnictvo (Czech) comes from Czech námořní, 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.

námořnictvo (Czech): navy

Definitions

  1. navy

Ancestry of “námořnictvo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechnámořnínaval; nautical
2Czechmořesea; present masculine singular transgressive of...
3Old Czechmořesea
4Proto-Slavicmořesea; body of water
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*márisea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mári →