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Where does “merti” come from?

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

merti (Proto-Slavic): to die

Definitions

  1. to die

Ancestry of “merti”, step by step

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

Words derived from “merti”

  • мереть
  • mrzeć
  • umreti
  • mreti
  • мра
  • умра
  • zemřít
  • zemřelý
  • mřít
  • мрѣти
  • mrěś
  • мерети
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