Where does “pośmiertny” come from?

pośmiertny (Polish) comes 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.

pośmiertny (Polish): posthumous

Definitions

  1. posthumous

Ancestry of “pośmiertny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishśmierćdeath
2Proto-Slavicsъmьrtьdeath
3Proto-Balto-Slavicsu-mirtisnatural death
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmirtisdeath
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmértisdeath
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “pośmiertny”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mértis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mirtis →