Where does “śmierć” come from?

śmierć (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic sъmьrtь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic su-mirtis, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mirtis, from Proto-Indo-European mértis, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

śmierć (Polish): death

Definitions

  1. death

Ancestry of “śmierć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsъmьrtьdeath
2Proto-Balto-Slavicsu-mirtisnatural death
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmirtisdeath
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmértisdeath
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “śmierć”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mértis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mirtis →