Where does “mari” come from?

mari (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

mari (Proto-Germanic): sea, ocean; lake, body of water

Definitions

  1. sea, ocean; lake, body of water

Ancestry of “mari”, step by step

mari traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European móri

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

via Proto-Indo-European mari-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmari-—

via Indo-European *móri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indo-European*móri—

Words derived from “mari”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →