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

мора traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian morra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianmorraThe game of morra
2LatinmurraA stone of which precious vessels were made;...
3GreekΜύρρᾱ—

via Proto-Slavic morъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmorъplague
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Latin mōra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmōradelay, or any duration of time
2Proto-Indo-European(s)mer-to fall into thinking, remember, care for; to...
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