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Proto-IE: *mer-
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: to die
Hittite: mer- (mir-) (I) 'verschwinden, verlorengehen, absterben' (Friedrich 141)
Old Indian: márate, mriyáte, ptc. mr̥tá- `to die'; mr̥tá- n. `death'; a-mŕ̥ta-`immortal'; maŕta- m. `a mortal, man'; mr̥ti- f., mr̥tyú- m. `death'; mara-, māra- m. `death, pestilence'
Avestan: miryeite `stirbt', mǝrǝta- `gestorben, tot', amǝša- `unsterblich', marǝta-, marǝtan- `Sterblicher, Mensch', mǝrǝɵyu- `Tod', mǝša- `tot'
Other Iranian: OPers amariyata `er starb'
Armenian: mard `Mensch'; ma(r)h `Tod'; merranim `sterbe', an-mer `unsterblich'
Old Greek: brotó- `sterblich', á-mbroto- `unsterblich', brotó-s m., f. `Mensch'
Slavic: *mьrtvъ(jь); *sъ-mьrtь, *morъ; *morī́tī; *mertī, *mьrǭ
Baltic: *mir̃- (mir̂-št-a-) vb. intr., *mer̂d-ē̂- (1?) vb. caus., *mer-ē̂- vb., *mer-ia- c.; *mir̃-t-i- (*1) c.
Germanic: *múr-ɵ-a- n.; *múr-ɵr-a- n., *múr-ɵr-ia- vb.
Latin: morior, morī, mortuus sum, moritūrus `sterben'; mors, -tis f. `Tod; Erlöschen'; mortuus, -a `tot'
Celtic: *marwo- > OIr marb; Cymr marw
Russ. meaning: умирать
References: WP II 276
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Vasmer's dictionary :

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Word: мере́ть,
Near etymology: мру, укр. мере́ти, ме́рти, мру, блр. ме́рцi, мерць, мру, др.-русск. мерети, мьру, ст.-слав. мрѣти, мьрѫ, болг. мра, сербохорв. мриjѐти, мре̑м, словен. mrẹ́ti, mrjèm, чеш. mříti, mru, слвц. mrеt᾽, mrem, польск. mrzeć, mrę, в.-луж. mrěć, mru, н.-луж. mŕeś.
Further etymology: Праслав. *merti, *mьrǫ родственно лит. mir̃ti "умирать", mìrštu, miriaũ, лтш. mir̃t, mir̃stu, др.-инд. márati, máratē "умирает", mriyátē -- то же, авест. miryeite -- то же, лат. morior, morī "умирать", арм. meranim "умираю", греч. ἔμορτεν ̇ ἀπέθανεν (Гесихий), гот. maurþr "убийство". Сюда же мёртвый, смерть, мор; см. Вальде--Гофм. 2, 112; Траутман, ВSW 186 (где говорится неверно о ст.-слав. оумьрѣти, измьрѣти; ср. Вондрак, Aksl. Gr. 535; Дильс, Aksl. Gr. 106, 251, 253); см. М.--Э. 2, 635; Хюбшман 473; Мейе--Вайан 35.
Pages: 2,602
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Baltic etymology :

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Proto-Baltic: *mir̃- (mir̂-št-a-) vb. intr., *mer̂d-ē̂- (1?) vb. caus., *mer-ē̂- vb., *mer-ia- c.; *mir̃-t-i- (*1) c.
Meaning: die
Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology
Old Lithuanian: mir̃ti-s (gen. mir̃ties/mirtiẽs) (Daukša) 'Tod'
Lithuanian: mir̃ti (mìršta, mìrē) `sterben', caus. marìnti; mérdēti 'im Sterben liegen, mit dem Tode ringen, darniederleigen'; merḗti 'verhungern'; mirtì-s, , mãra-s `Pest, Seuche'
Lettish: mir̃t (liter. usw.), mìrt (C., Peb., Arrasch) (mir̃stu, miru) 'sterben'; mir̃te 'Tod'; mèris 'Pest, Seuche'
Comments: Jatv. mard 'Mensch'.
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *múrɵa-n; *múrɵra-n, *múrɵrian-
Meaning: kill, murder
IE etymology: IE etymology
Gothic: mɔrɵr n. `murder'; *mɔrɵjan wk. `kill, murder'
Old Norse: morδ n. `Tod, Mord'; mürδa wk. `morden'
Norwegian: mord; mürda vb.
Swedish: mord; mörda vb.
Danish: mord; mürde vb.
Old English: morɵ m., n., morɵor n. `Mord'; myrɵrian
English: muerder
Old Frisian: morth n.
Old Saxon: morth
Middle Dutch: moort, mort f., m. `moord, dood, slachting, gruweldaad'; morderen, moorderen
Dutch: moord m., f.
Old High German: mord (9.Jh.) `Mord'; murdren, murden (8.Jh.), morden (Hs. 12.Jh.)
Middle High German: mort st. m. 'der tod'; mürden, mörden, morden wk. 'morden, ermorden'
German: Mord m., morden, mördern
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 1295
Root: mer-4, merǝ-
English meaning: to die
German meaning: `sterben'
General comments: (= mer-5 `aufgerieben werden')
Material: Ai. marati, máratē `stirbt', arm. meṙanim `sterbe', gr. ἔμορτεν `starb' Hes. (vgl. lit. mèris m., mìre f. `Tod', mérdėti `im Sterben liegen'); Kausat. ai. māráyati `tötet', osset. māryn `töten', lit. marìnti, serb. mòriti ds., usw.; schwundstuf. ai. mriyátē `stirbt', av. miryeite (= iryei) ds., apers. a-mariyatā `er starb', lat. morior (*mr̥-i̯ōr) `ich sterbe'; baltoslav. *mirē- in lit.mìrštu, mir̃ti `sterben', lett. mir̃stu, mir̃t ds. (dazu lit. mìrė `der Tote', lett. mirējs m. `Sterbender'); aksl. mьrǫ, mrěti und -mьrěti ds., hitt. me-ir-ta (mert) `starb'.

    Partiz. mr̥-tó- `tot' in ai. mr̥tá- = av. mǝrǝta- `gestorben', arm. mard `Mensch' (`Sterblicher'), lat. Morta, Todesgöttin, baltoslav. *mirta- `tot' in lit. mirtóji dienà `Todestag', aksl. u-mrъtije n. `Tod', usw.; n̥-mr̥-to- `unsterblich, lebendig' in ai. amŕ̥ta-, av.amǝšа-, gr. ἄμβροτος (äol. ρο für ρα), davon ἀμβρόσιος `zu den Unsterblichen gehörig'; ausἄμβροτος abstrahiert βροτός `sterblich' und βρότος `Blut' (M. Leumann, Homer. Wörter 126 ff.).

    mr̥-tó-m `Tod' in ai. mr̥tá- n. `Tod', ahd. mord, ags. aisl. morð n. `Mord' (daneben *mr̥-tro-m in got. maurþr n., ags. morðor n. `Mord').

    mr̥-ti- `Tod' in ai. mr̥ti-, av. mǝrǝti-, lat. mors, -tis, lit. mirtìs, aksl. sъ-mrъtь (aus *-mrьtь), serb. smȑt, usw.

    mr̥-tú `Tod' in arm. mah, älter marh; mit -ti- kontaminiert: ai. mr̥tyú-, av. mǝrǝɵyu- ds.

    mór-to- `sterblich' in ai. márta-, av. maša- `Mensch', mit Tonwechsel marǝta- `sterblich, Sterblicher', gr. μορτός `Mensch, Sterblicher' Hes. (für *μόρτος); abgeleitet *mor-ti̯o- in ai. martya-, av. mašya-, apers. martiya- `sterblich, Sterblicher'.

    mr̥-u̯ó- `tot' in air. marb, cymr. usw. marw, gall. *marvos (M.-L. 5387a); unklar gall. (?) Mori-marusa `mortuum mare'; durch Einfluß von mr̥-tu- zu *mr̥-tu̯-o- in lat. mortuus `tot', aksl. mrьtvъ (mrъtvъ) ds.

    móro-s `Tod' in ai. mā̆ra- `Tod', lit. mãras `Pest', aksl. morъ ds.

    Nach Thieme Studien 55 hierher (?) gr. μάρτυς (*-ρς), -ρος, hom. μάρτυρος `Zeuge' (`Schwörender') aus *mr̥t-tur- (??) `den Tod ergreifend' (Wurzel tu̯er- `fassen').

References: WP. II 276, WH. 112 f., Trautmann 186 f., Thieme Studien 15 ff.
Pages: 735
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *m[ä]rV
Meaning: ill, die
Borean: Borean
Indo-European: *mer- 'die'
Altaic: *mi̯ore
Uralic: Sam. *merъyъ 'wound' [Nen. mero 'Wunde, Schorf', Ngan. mearu, mearung, Kam. me̮rш id.] ; ? K. mür- 'be starving, starve almost to death'
References: МССНЯ 331, ОСНЯ 2, 57-58. ND 1464 *muRV 'go away, perish, die', 1470 *mäR(h)V 'be wounded, ill' (with a lot of confusion).
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *mi̯ore
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: to hurt, damage, wound
Russian meaning: вредить, ранить
Turkic: *bert-
Mongolian: *mer
Tungus-Manchu: *mur-dul-
Japanese: *miar- ( ~ *mair-)
Comments: The Jpn. parallel is not quite certain, both semantically and phonetically; if it really belongs here it might demand a reconstruction *mi̯ojre.
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *bert-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to break, damage, wound
Russian meaning: ломать, вредить, ранить
Old Turkic: bert- (OUygh.)
Karakhanid: bert- (MK)
Turkish: bert-
Tatar: birt-
Middle Turkic: bertik 'bone' (in the context: bone fracture) (Pav. C.)
Azerbaidzhan: pärt-
Turkmen: berti-
Khakassian: pirtǝk 'mutilation'
Shor: peret-
Oyrat: bert-in- (refl.)
Halaj: pärt-lä- `to throw'
Chuvash: part '(imit.) crackling'
Tuva: bertik 'mutilation'
Kirghiz: bertik 'contortion', bertin- = mertin- (refl.)
Kazakh: mertik 'contortion'
Noghai: mertik 'contortion'
Bashkir: birt-
Gagauz: bert-
Karakalpak: mert-
Comments: VEWT 71, EDT 358, 359, ЭСТЯ 2, 70-72. Turk. > Mong. berte-.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *mer
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 wound 2 (expr. for) a painful sensation 3 to gnaw at smth.
Russian meaning: 1 рана 2 (изобр.) чувство боли 3 глодать что-л.
Written Mongolian: mer 2, mere- 3 (L 536)
Middle Mongolian: mer (MNT, SH) 1
Khalkha: mer 2, mere- 3
Buriat: mere- 3
Kalmuck: mer 2, mer- 3
Comments: KW 261, 262.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *mur-dul-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 to slaughter (a deer) 2 to peel (bark)
Russian meaning: 1 заколоть (оленя) 2 ободрать (кору)
Evenki: murdul- 1, murdune- 2
Comments: ТМС 1, 558. Attested only in Evk., but having possible external parallels.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *miar- ( ~ *mair-)
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to decrease, diminish, drain away
Russian meaning: уменьшаться, ухудшаться
Middle Japanese: mer-
Tokyo: meri (n.)
Comments: JLTT 475, 723.
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : MVRV
Meaning : ill, die
Eurasiatic : *m[ä]rV
Afroasiatic : *ma(Ha)r-
African (misc.) : Cf. Bantu *-màd- 'finish'.
Reference : МССНЯ 331, ОСНЯ 57-58; Guthrie 1281.
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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ma(Ha)r-
Meaning: be ill, weak
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
Semitic: *marih- 'weak, suffering pain'
Egyptian: mr 'be ill' (pyr)
East Chadic: *maHar- 'become weak' 1, 'illness' 2
South Cushitic: *maHar- 'weak'
Notes: Cf. also LEC *mar- 'kind of smallpox' (Or maaree).
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Semitic etymology :

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Number: 968
Proto-Semitic: *marih-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'weak, suffering pain'
Arabic: marih- 'faible, abattu'; m. ʔal-fuʔād- 'qui éprouve une paine du coeur' BK 2 1096
Notes: A deverbal participle in Arb.
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Egyptian etymology :

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Old Egyptian: mr (pyr)
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'be ill'
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East Chadic etymology :

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Proto-EChadic: *maHar-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'become weak' 1, 'illness' 2
Dangla: márà-t 2 [Fd]
Bidiya: meer 1 [JBid]
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South Cushitic etymology :

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Proto-South Cushitic: *maHar-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'weak'
Asa-Aramanic: maʔara
Notes: According to Ehr HRSC, Asa -ʔ may reflect *-ʔ and *-h.
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