Where does “полумрак” come from?

полумрак (Russian) comes from Russian мрак, 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.

полумрак (Russian): twilight, semi-darkness, shade

Definitions

  1. twilight, semi-darkness, shade

Ancestry of “полумрак”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмракshadow, darkness
2Old Church Slavonicмракъdark, darkness
3Proto-Slavicmorkъdarkness
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*markas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmergʷ-dark, coloured; to flicker; to darken; to be dark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mergʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *markas →Every word from Proto-Slavic morkъ →