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Where does “Lukomorye” come from?

Lukomorye (English) comes from Russian Лукомо́рье, from Russian мо́ре, from Old East Slavic море, 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.

Ancestry of “Lukomorye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianЛукомо́рье—
2Russianмо́реsea
3Old East Slavicморе—
4Proto-Slavicmořesea; body of water
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*mári—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
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