Where does “заморо́чить” come from?

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

заморо́чить (Russian): to mislead, to fool, to confuse

Definitions

  1. to mislead, to fool, to confuse

Ancestry of “заморо́чить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianморо́читьto fool, to trick, to dupe, to pull the wool over someone's eyes
2Proto-Slavic*morčitito darken
3Proto-Slavicmorkъdarkness
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*markas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmergʷ-dark, coloured; to flicker; to darken; to be dark

Words derived from “заморо́чить”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mergʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *markas →Every word from Proto-Slavic morkъ →