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Where does “morkъ” come from?

morkъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic *markas, from Proto-Indo-European mergʷ- — dark, coloured; to flicker; to darken; to be dark.

morkъ (Proto-Slavic): darkness

Definitions

  1. darkness

Ancestry of “morkъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavic*markas—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmergʷ-dark, coloured; to flicker; to darken; to be dark

Words derived from “morkъ”

  • морок
  • полумрак
  • мрачный
  • мрак
  • mrok
  • zmrok
  • Mrok
  • мрак
  • mrak
  • mračoun
  • mrak
  • mrakodrap
  • mračit
  • самрак
  • мрак
  • sǫmorkъ
  • мракъ
  • mrok
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