Where does “морена” come from?

морена (Russian) comes from French moraine, from Italian morena, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

морена (Russian): moraine

Definitions

  1. moraine

Ancestry of “морена”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmorainemoraine
2Italianmorenamoraine, glacial till, drift
3Latinmūruswall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs)
4Old Latinmoerus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Old Latin moerus →Every word from Latin mūrus →