Where does “замара́ть” come from?

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

замара́ть (Russian): to soil, to dirty, to pollute

Definitions

  1. to soil, to dirty, to pollute

Ancestry of “замара́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмара́тьto soil, to stain, to dirty, to smut
2Proto-Slavicmaratito stain, to sully; to dirty
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “замара́ть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Slavic marati →Every word from Russian мара́ть →