Where does “моро́чить” come from?

моро́чить (Russian) comes 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.

моро́чить (Russian): to fool, to trick, to dupe, to pull the wool over someone's eyes

Definitions

  1. to fool, to trick, to dupe, to pull the wool over someone's eyes

Ancestry of “моро́чить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*morčitito darken
2Proto-Slavicmorkъdarkness
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*markas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmergʷ-dark, coloured; to flicker; to darken; to be dark

Words derived from “моро́чить”

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