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Where does “more” come from?

more (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic moře, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mári, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

more (Serbo-Croatian): sea

Definitions

  1. sea

Ancestry of “more”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmořesea; body of water
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*mári—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “more”

  • морнар
  • podmorje
  • mornar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →