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Where does “su-mirtis” come from?

su-mirtis (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic mirtis, from Proto-Indo-European mértis, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

su-mirtis (Proto-Balto-Slavic): natural death

Definitions

  1. natural death

Ancestry of “su-mirtis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicmirtis—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmértisdeath
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “su-mirtis”

  • смерть
  • бессмертие
  • предсмертный
  • посмертный
  • полусмерть
  • śmierć
  • śmiercionośny
  • смрт
  • osmrtnica
  • smrt
  • смърт
  • smrt
  • смрт
  • смерть
  • sъmьrtь
  • smrť
  • smrt
  • смерць
  • съмрьть
  • wusmjerśowaś
  • smjerś
  • съмьрть
  • smjerć
  • smierc
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