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Where does “Marus” come from?

Marus (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Ancestry of “Marus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “Marus”

  • Moravec
  • Morava
  • Moravec
  • moravský
  • Morava
  • moravskoslezský
  • Moravan
  • českomoravský
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