Where does “sъmьrtь” come from?

sъmьrtь (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic su-mirtis, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mirtis, from Proto-Indo-European mértis, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

sъmьrtь (Proto-Slavic): death

Definitions

  1. death

Ancestry of “sъmьrtь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicsu-mirtisnatural death
2Proto-Balto-Slavicmirtisdeath
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmértisdeath
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “sъmьrtь”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mértis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mirtis →