Where does “умереть” come from?

умереть (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic umerti, from Proto-Slavic merti, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

умереть (Russian): to die of natural causes

Definitions

  1. to die of natural causes

Ancestry of “умереть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicumerti—
2Proto-Slavicmertito die
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Slavic merti →Every word from Proto-Slavic umerti →