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Where does “mir-” come from?

mir- (Proto-Baltic) comes from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Ancestry of “mir-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “mir-”

  • mironis
  • miršana
  • mirt
  • mirstīgs
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