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Where does “moriti” come from?

moriti (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic mareitei, from Proto-Indo-European mor-éye-, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

moriti (Proto-Slavic): to kill

Definitions

  1. to kill

Ancestry of “moriti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicmareitei—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmor-éye-to kill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “moriti”

  • morzyć
  • mozkomor
  • mořit
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