Where does “морок” come from?

морок (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic morkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *markas, from Proto-Indo-European mergʷ- — dark, coloured; to flicker; to darken; to be dark.

морок (Russian): darkness; clouds, fog; genitive plural of моро́ка

Definitions

  1. darkness; clouds, fog; genitive plural of моро́ка

Ancestry of “морок”, step by step

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

Words derived from “морок”

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