Where does “Голодомо́р” come from?
Голодомо́р (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian мор, from Old East Slavic моръ, from Proto-Slavic morъ, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
Ancestry of “Голодомо́р”, step by step
Голодомо́р traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ukrainian мор
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | мор | mass death, exhaustion |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | моръ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | morъ | plague |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
via Ukrainian го́лод
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | го́лод | hunger, famine |