Etymology Explorer › Serbo-Croatian

Where does “мора” come from?

мора (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Italian morra, from Latin murra, from Greek Μύρρᾱ.

мора (Serbo-Croatian): nightmare; mora; morra

Definitions

  1. nightmare; mora; morra

Ancestry of “мора”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianmorraThe game of morra
2LatinmurraA stone of which precious vessels were made;...
3GreekΜύρρᾱ—
Every word from Greek Μύρρᾱ →