Where does “померлий” come from?

померлий (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian померти, from Proto-Slavic merti, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

померлий (Ukrainian): deceased

Definitions

  1. deceased

Ancestry of “померлий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianпомертиto die
2Proto-Slavicmertito die
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →