Where does “mrzygłód” come from?

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

mrzygłód (Polish): a poor, starving person

Definitions

  1. a poor, starving person

Ancestry of “mrzygłód”, step by step

mrzygłód traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish mrzeć

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmrzećto die
2Proto-Slavicmertito die
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Polish głód

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishgłódhunger; famine
2Proto-Slavicgoldъhunger
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →