Where does “uśmiercać” come from?

uśmiercać (Polish) comes from Polish uśmiercić, 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.

uśmiercać (Polish): to kill, to put to death

Definitions

  1. to kill, to put to death

Ancestry of “uśmiercać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishuśmiercićto kill, to put to death
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 →