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Where does “mareitei” come from?

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

Ancestry of “mareitei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmor-éye-to kill
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “mareitei”

  • morzyć
  • mozkomor
  • mořit
  • moriti
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