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Where does “mьrtvъ” come from?

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

mьrtvъ (Proto-Slavic): dead

Definitions

  1. dead

Ancestry of “mьrtvъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥twós—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “mьrtvъ”

  • мёртвый
  • martwy
  • мртов
  • mŕtvy
  • mŕtvola
  • мёртвы
  • мрьтвъ
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