Where does “morgaŭo” come from?
morgaŭo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto morgaŭ, from Yiddish מאָרגן, from Middle High German morgen, from Old High German morgan, from Proto-West Germanic morgan, from Proto-Germanic murganaz, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥kéno, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥Hko — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
morgaŭo (Esperanto): tomorrow
Ancestry of “morgaŭo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | morgaŭ | tomorrow |
| 2 | Yiddish | מאָרגן | morning; tomorrow |
| 3 | Middle High German | morgen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | morgan | morning |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | morgan | Alternative form of *morgin |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | murganaz | Alternative form of *murginaz; morning |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥kéno | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥Hko | to blink, twinkle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |