Where does “мрак” come from?

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

мрак (Russian): shadow, darkness

Definitions

  1. shadow, darkness

Ancestry of “мрак”, step by step

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

Words derived from “мрак”

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