Where does “smrtka” come from?

smrtka (Czech) comes from Czech smrt, from Old Czech smrt, from Proto-Slavic sъmьrtь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic su-mirtis, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mirtis, from Proto-Indo-European mértis, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

smrtka (Czech): Death, death, Grim Reaper (death personified)

Definitions

  1. Death, death, Grim Reaper (death personified)

Ancestry of “smrtka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechsmrtdeath
2Old Czechsmrtdeath
3Proto-Slavicsъmьrtьdeath
4Proto-Balto-Slavicsu-mirtisnatural death
5Proto-Balto-Slavicmirtisdeath
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmértisdeath
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mértis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mirtis →