Where does “mirtis” come from?

mirtis (Lithuanian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic mirtis, from Proto-Indo-European mértis, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

mirtis (Lithuanian): death

Definitions

  1. death

Ancestry of “mirtis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicmirtisdeath
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmértisdeath
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mértis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mirtis →