Where does “murja” come from?

murja (Lower Sorbian) comes from Middle Low German mure, from Old Saxon mūra, from Proto-West Germanic *mūrā, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

murja (Lower Sorbian): wall structure built for defense surrounding an area

Definitions

  1. wall structure built for defense surrounding an area

Ancestry of “murja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanmurewall
2Old Saxonmūra—
3Proto-West Germanic*mūrāwall
4Latinmūruswall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs)
5Old Latinmoerus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Old Latin moerus →Every word from Latin mūrus →