Where does “смертоносный” come from?
смертоносный (Russian) comes from Russian смерть, from Old East Slavic съмьрть, from Proto-Slavic sъmьrtь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic su-mirtis, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mirtis, from Proto-Indo-European mértis, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
смертоносный (Russian): death-bearing, deadly, mortal, fatal
Definitions
- death-bearing, deadly, mortal, fatal
Ancestry of “смертоносный”, step by step
смертоносный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian смерть
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | смерть | death; dying for |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | съмьрть | death |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | sъmьrtь | death |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | su-mirtis | natural death |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | mirtis | death |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mértis | death |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
via Russian носи́ть
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | носи́ть | to wear; carry; to bear |