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

  1. mortal; common, mere mortal; simple person

Ancestry of “mirstīgs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianmirtto die; to die, to stop working
2Proto-Balticmir-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Baltic mir- →Every word from Latvian mirt →