Where does “মৃত” come from?

মৃত (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit मृत, from Indo-Iranian *mr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

মৃত (Sanskrit): dead

Definitions

  1. dead

Ancestry of “মৃত”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमृतdead, deceased; death-like, torpid, rigid;...
2Indo-Iranian*mr̥tás—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥tósdead; mortal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós →Every word from Indo-Iranian *mr̥tás →