Where does “मृतप्राय” come from?

मृतप्राय (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit मृतप्राय, from Sanskrit मृत, from Indo-Iranian *mr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

मृतप्राय (Hindi): seemingly dead; half-dead

Definitions

  1. seemingly dead; half-dead

Ancestry of “मृतप्राय”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमृतप्राय—
2Sanskritमृतdead, deceased; death-like, torpid, rigid;...
3Indo-Iranian*mr̥tás—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥tósdead; mortal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós →Every word from Indo-Iranian *mr̥tás →