Where does “посмертно” come from?

посмертно (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian посме́ртний, from Ukrainian смерть, from Old East Slavic съмьрть, from Proto-Slavic sъmьrtь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic su-mirtis, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mirtis, from Proto-Indo-European mértis, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

посмертно (Ukrainian): posthumously

Definitions

  1. posthumously

Ancestry of “посмертно”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianпосме́ртнийposthumous
2Ukrainianсмертьdeath
3Old East Slavicсъмьртьdeath
4Proto-Slavicsъmьrtьdeath
5Proto-Balto-Slavicsu-mirtisnatural death
6Proto-Balto-Slavicmirtisdeath
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmértisdeath
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mértis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mirtis →