Where does “намертво” come from?
намертво (Russian) comes from Russian мертво́, from Russian мёртвый, from Proto-Slavic mьrtvъ, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥twós, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
намертво (Russian): tightly, fast, permanently
Definitions
- tightly, fast, permanently
Ancestry of “намертво”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | мертво́ | — |
| 2 | Russian | мёртвый | dead; lifeless; dead man |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | mьrtvъ | dead |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥twós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |