Where does “мора” come from?

мора (Ket) comes 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.

мора (Ket): sea; ocean

Definitions

  1. sea; ocean

Ancestry of “мора”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмо́реsea
2Old East Slavicмореsea, lake
3Proto-Slavicmořesea; body of water
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*márisea
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mári →