Where does “smjerś” come from?

smjerś (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic sъmьrtь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic su-mirtis, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mirtis, from Proto-Indo-European mértis, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

smjerś (Lower Sorbian): death

Definitions

  1. death

Ancestry of “smjerś”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsъmьrtьdeath
2Proto-Balto-Slavicsu-mirtisnatural death
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmirtisdeath
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmértisdeath
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “smjerś”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mértis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mirtis →