Where does “mor” come from?

mor (Slavomolisano) comes from Serbo-Croatian mȏre, 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.

mor (Slavomolisano): sea

Definitions

  1. sea

Ancestry of “mor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianmȏresea
2Proto-Slavicmořesea; body of water
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*márisea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mári →
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