Where does “pośmiertnie” come from?

pośmiertnie (Polish) comes from Polish pośmiertny, from Polish śmierć, from Proto-Slavic sъmьrtь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic su-mirtis, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mirtis, from Proto-Indo-European mértis, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

pośmiertnie (Polish): posthumously, post mortem

Definitions

  1. posthumously, post mortem

Ancestry of “pośmiertnie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpośmiertnyposthumous
2Polishśmierćdeath
3Proto-Slavicsъmьrtьdeath
4Proto-Balto-Slavicsu-mirtisnatural death
5Proto-Balto-Slavicmirtisdeath
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmértisdeath
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mértis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mirtis →