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Where does “martohem” come from?

martohem (Albanian) comes from Albanian martoj, from Latin marītō, from Latin marītus, from Latin mās, from Proto-Nuristani *māsa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

martohem (Albanian): to marry

Definitions

  1. to marry

Ancestry of “martohem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianmartojto marry off, cause to get married, marry
2Latinmarītō—
3Latinmarītus—
4Latinmās—
5Proto-Nuristani*māsa—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianmā́Hasmoon; month
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
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