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.
Ancestry of “моро́чить”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | *morčiti | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | morkъ | darkness |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *markas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mergʷ- | dark, coloured; to flicker; to darken; to be dark |
Words derived from “моро́чить”