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Where does “morze” come from?

morze (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic moře, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mári, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

morze (Polish): sea; dative/locative singular of mora;...

Definitions

  1. sea; dative/locative singular of mora;...

Ancestry of “morze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmořesea; body of water
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*mári—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
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