Where does “mȏre” come from?

mȏre (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.

mȏre (Serbo-Croatian): sea

Definitions

  1. sea

Ancestry of “mȏre”, step by step

mȏre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic moře

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

via Ancient Greek μωρέ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμωρέ—
2Ancient Greekμωρόςslow, sluggish; slow, dull, foolish, stupid;...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanmuHrósdull, stupid

Words derived from “mȏre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mári →