Where does “моръ” come from?

моръ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic morъ, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

моръ (Old Church Slavonic): plague, pestilence

Definitions

  1. plague, pestilence

Ancestry of “моръ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmorъplague
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Slavic morъ →