Where does “ម្រឹត” come from?

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

ម្រឹត (Khmer): death; mortality

Definitions

death; mortality

Ancestry of “ម្រឹត”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	मृत	dead, deceased; death-like, torpid, rigid;...
2	Indo-Iranian	*mr̥tás	—
3	Proto-Indo-European	mr̥tós	dead; mortal
4	Proto-Indo-European	mer-	to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

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