Where does “смерть” come from?
смерть (Russian) comes 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.
смерть (Russian): death; dying for
Ancestry of “смерть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | съмьрть | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | sъmьrtь | death |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | su-mirtis | natural death |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | mirtis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mértis | death |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
Words derived from “смерть”