Where does “wusmjerśiś” come from?

wusmjerśiś (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian wu-, from Proto-Slavic u, from Proto-Balto-Slavic au, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

wusmjerśiś (Lower Sorbian): to kill

Definitions

  1. to kill

Ancestry of “wusmjerśiś”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbianwu-away, off, from; used to mark the perfective...
2Proto-Slavicuat, near, by
3Proto-Balto-Slavicau—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic au →