Where does “umarlak” come from?

umarlak (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.

umarlak (Polish): dead man, goner

Definitions

  1. dead man, goner

Ancestry of “umarlak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishumarłydeceased, departed, decedent
2Polishumrzećto die
3Proto-Slavicumerti—
4Proto-Slavicmertito die
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Slavic merti →Every word from Proto-Slavic umerti →