Where does “laga maris” come from?

laga maris (Latin) comes from Latin maris, from Latin mare, from Proto-Italic mari, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Ancestry of “laga maris”, step by step

laga maris traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin maris

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmarisgenitive singular of mās; accusative plural of...
2Latinmaresea; ablative singular of mās
3Proto-Italicmarisea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Old Norse lǫg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselǫgfate; situation, the condition that one is given...
2Old Norselága felled tree; log; lying tree
3Old Norseleggjato lay, place, put; to make, build
4Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “laga maris

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European móriEvery word from Proto-Italic mari