Where does “zamorzyć” come from?

zamorzyć (Polish) comes from Polish morzyć, from Proto-Slavic moriti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mareitei, from Proto-Indo-European mor-éye-, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

zamorzyć (Polish): to starve to death or to weaken by starvation

Definitions

  1. to starve to death or to weaken by starvation

Ancestry of “zamorzyć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmorzyćto kill slowly in a cruel way
2Proto-Slavicmoritito kill
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmareiteito kill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmor-éye-to kill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “zamorzyć”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mor-éye- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mareitei →
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