Where does “Азо́вское мо́ре” come from?

Азо́вское мо́ре (Russian) comes from Russian мо́ре, from Old East Slavic море, from Proto-Slavic moře, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mári, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Ancestry of “Азо́вское мо́ре”, step by step

Азо́вское мо́ре traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian мо́ре

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмо́реsea
2Old East Slavicмореsea, lake
3Proto-Slavicmořesea; body of water
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*márisea
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Russian Азо́в

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianАзо́вAzov, an adjacent town
2KipchakAzaqlowlands

Words derived from “Азо́вское мо́ре”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mári →