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Where does “мерети” come from?

мерети (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic merti, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Ancestry of “мерети”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmertito die
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “мерети”

  • мереть
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