Where does “uśmiercić” come from?

uśmiercić (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.

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

Definitions

  1. to kill, to put to death

Ancestry of “uśmiercić”, 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 “uśmiercić”

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