Where does “hołodomor” come from?
hołodomor (Polish) comes from Ukrainian Голодомо́р, from Ukrainian мор, from Old East Slavic моръ, from Proto-Slavic morъ, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
hołodomor (Polish): Holodomor
Definitions
- Holodomor
Ancestry of “hołodomor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | Голодомо́р | — |
| 2 | Ukrainian | мор | mass death, exhaustion |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | моръ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | morъ | plague |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |