Where does “*mertä” come from?

*mertä (Uralic) comes from Indo-Iranian *mr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Ancestry of “*mertä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indo-Iranian*mr̥tás—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥tósdead; mortal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós →Every word from Indo-Iranian *mr̥tás →