Where does “mirstīgs” come from?
mirstīgs (Latvian) comes from Latvian mirt, from Proto-Baltic mir-, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
mirstīgs (Latvian): mortal; common, mere mortal; simple person
Definitions
- mortal; common, mere mortal; simple person
Ancestry of “mirstīgs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latvian | mirt | to die; to die, to stop working |
| 2 | Proto-Baltic | mir- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |