Where does “Holodomor” come from?
Holodomor (English) comes from Ukrainian Голодомо́р, from Ukrainian мор, from Old East Slavic моръ, from Proto-Slavic morъ, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
Holodomor (English): The 1932–33 famine affecting rural Ukraine and other territories of the Soviet Union, a result of the forced collectivization of land-owning peasants by the Soviet government
Definitions
- The 1932–33 famine affecting rural Ukraine and other territories of the Soviet Union, a result of the forced collectivization of land-owning peasants by the Soviet government
Ancestry of “Holodomor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | Голодомо́р | — |
| 2 | Ukrainian | мор | mass death, exhaustion |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | моръ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | morъ | plague |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |