Where does “smrtonosan” come from?
smrtonosan (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian smȑt, from Proto-Slavic sъmьrtь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic su-mirtis, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mirtis, from Proto-Indo-European mértis, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
smrtonosan (Serbo-Croatian): lethal, fatal, deadly
Definitions
- lethal, fatal, deadly
Ancestry of “smrtonosan”, step by step
smrtonosan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian smȑt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | smȑt | death |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | sъmьrtь | death |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | su-mirtis | natural death |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | mirtis | death |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mértis | death |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
via Serbo-Croatian nòsiti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | nòsiti | to carry, bring |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | nositi | to carry, to bring |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |