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Where does “martwy” come from?

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

martwy (Polish): dead; inanimate

Definitions

  1. dead; inanimate

Ancestry of “martwy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmьrtvъdead
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥twós—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
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