Where does “morzybab” come from?

morzybab (Polish) comes from Polish morzyć, from Proto-Slavic moriti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mareitei, from Proto-Indo-European mor-éye-, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Ancestry of “morzybab”, step by step

morzybab traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish morzyć

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmorzyćto kill slowly in a cruel way
2Proto-Slavicmoritito kill
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmareiteito kill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmor-éye-to kill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Polish baba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbabawoman; wife, girlfriend; a type of cake
2Old Polishbabagrandma
3Proto-Slavicbabaold woman; grandmother; midwife
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbā́ˀbāˀold woman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →