Where does “Morzuch” come from?

Morzuch (Polish) comes from Polish morzyć, from Proto-Slavic moriti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mareitei, from Proto-Indo-European mor-éye-, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Ancestry of “Morzuch”, step by step

Morzuch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish morzyć

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmorzyćto kill slowly in a cruel way
2Proto-Slavicmoritito kill
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmareiteito kill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmor-éye-to kill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Polish mór

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmórplague, murrain
2Proto-Slavicmorъplague
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mor-éye- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mareitei →