Where does “mirstība” come from?

mirstība (Latvian) comes from Latvian mirt, from Proto-Baltic mir-, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

mirstība (Latvian): mortality the quality or state of being mortal

Definitions

  1. mortality the quality or state of being mortal

Ancestry of “mirstība”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianmirtto die; to die, to stop working
2Proto-Balticmir-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “mirstība”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Baltic mir- →Every word from Latvian mirt →