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Where does “*mári” come from?

*mári (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Ancestry of “*mári”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
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