Where does “mŕtvola” come from?

mŕtvola (Slovak) comes from Slovak mŕtvy, from Proto-Slavic mьrtvъ, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥twós, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

mŕtvola (Slovak): corpse

Definitions

  1. corpse

Ancestry of “mŕtvola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakmŕtvydead
2Proto-Slavicmьrtvъdead
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥twósdead
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥twós →Every word from Proto-Slavic mьrtvъ →