Where does “mór” come from?

mór (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic morъ, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

mór (Polish): plague, murrain

Definitions

  1. plague, murrain

Ancestry of “mór”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mór”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Slavic morъ →
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