Where does “wusmjerśowaś” come from?

wusmjerśowaś (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian smjerś, 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.

wusmjerśowaś (Lower Sorbian): to kill

Definitions

  1. to kill

Ancestry of “wusmjerśowaś”, step by step

wusmjerśowaś traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lower Sorbian smjerś

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbiansmjerśdeath
2Proto-Slavicsъmьrtьdeath
3Proto-Balto-Slavicsu-mirtisnatural death
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmirtisdeath
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmértisdeath
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Lower Sorbian wu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbianwuat; at the home, office, workshop, etc. of
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 mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mértis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mirtis →