Where does “mr̥twós” come from?

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

mr̥twós (Proto-Indo-European): dead

Definitions

  1. dead

Ancestry of “mr̥twós”, step by step

mr̥twós traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European mer-

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

via Proto-Indo-European mr̥-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥-to die; die

Words derived from “mr̥twós”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →