Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/moriti

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From *merti +‎ *-iti.

Verb

*morìti impf[1]

  1. to kill (slowly or cruelly)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • *umoriti
  • *zamoriti

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: мори́ть (morítʹ)
    • Ukrainian: мори́ти (morýty)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: mořiti
    • Old Polish: morzyć
    • Pomeranian:
      • Kashubian: mòrzëc
      • Slovincian: môrzëc
    • Old Slovak: moriti
      • Pannonian Rusyn: мориц (moric)
      • Slovak: moriť
    • Sorbian:
      • Upper Sorbian: morić
      • Lower Sorbian: móriś

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1992), “*moriti”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 19 (*męs⁽'⁾arь – *morzakъ), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 223
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “морити”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

References

  1. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “moriti: morjǫ moritь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:c slå ihjel (PR 140)