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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

Definitions

  1. mass death, exhaustion

Ancestry of “мор”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicморъ—
2Proto-Slavicmorъplague
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “мор”

  • Holodomor
  • Голодомо́р
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