Where does “заморский” come from?

заморский (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.

заморский (Russian): overseas, foreign

Definitions

  1. overseas, foreign

Ancestry of “заморский”, step by step

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