Where does “moře” come from?

moře (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic moře, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mári, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

moře (Old Czech): sea

Definitions

  1. sea

Ancestry of “moře”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmořesea; body of water
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*márisea
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “moře”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mári →