Where does “martwak” come from?

martwak (Polish) comes from Polish martwy, from Proto-Slavic mьrtvъ, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥twós, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

martwak (Polish): sequestrum

Definitions

  1. sequestrum

Ancestry of “martwak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmartwydead; inanimate
2Proto-Slavicmьrtvъdead
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥twósdead
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥twós →Every word from Proto-Slavic mьrtvъ →