Where does “мереть” come from?
мереть (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic мерети, from Proto-Slavic merti, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
Ancestry of “мереть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | мерети | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | merti | to die |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
Words derived from “мереть”