Where does “मृत” come from?
मृत (Sanskrit) comes from Indo-Iranian *mr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
मृत (Sanskrit): dead, deceased; death-like, torpid, rigid;...
Definitions
- dead, deceased; death-like, torpid, rigid;...
Ancestry of “मृत”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Indo-Iranian | *mr̥tás | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥tós | dead; mortal |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |