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
Ancestry of “умереть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | umerti | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | merti | to die |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |