Where does “мор” come from?
мор (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic моръ, from Proto-Slavic morъ, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
мор (Ukrainian): mass death, exhaustion
Ancestry of “мор”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | моръ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | morъ | plague |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |