Where does “móra” come from?

móra (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic mora, from Proto-Indo-European mor-t- — death.

móra (Old Czech): creature that sits on one's chest while one sleeps

Definitions

  1. creature that sits on one's chest while one sleeps

Ancestry of “móra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmoranightly spirit; nightmare
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmor-t-death

Words derived from “móra

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mor-t-Every word from Proto-Slavic mora
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