Where does “mr̥táh” come from?

mr̥táh (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian mr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Ancestry of “mr̥táh”, step by step

mr̥táh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Iranian mr̥tás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianmr̥tásdead; mortal
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥tósdead; mortal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Indo-Iranian *mr̥tás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indo-Iranian*mr̥tás—

Words derived from “mr̥táh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mr̥tás →