Where does “umarła” come from?

umarła (Polish) comes from Polish umarły, from Polish umrzeć, from Proto-Slavic umerti, from Proto-Slavic merti, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Ancestry of “umarła”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishumarłydeceased, departed, decedent
2Polishumrzećto die
3Proto-Slavicumerti—
4Proto-Slavicmertito die
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
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