Where does “mor” come from?

mor (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Greek μούρο, from Ancient Greek μόρον, from Proto-Indo-European mórom — mulberry, blackberry.

Ancestry of “mor”, step by step

mor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek μούρο

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekμούροmulberry
2Ancient Greekμόρονblack mulberry; blackberry
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmórommulberry, blackberry

via Armenian մոռ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianմոռviolet
2Middle Armenianմօռ—
3Ottoman Turkishمورviolet color or dye, violet, purple;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mórom →Every word from Ancient Greek μόρον →Every word from Greek μούρο →