Where does “مرسي” come from?
مرسي (Arabic) comes from French merci, from Middle French merci, from Old French merci, from Latin mercēs, from Latin merx, from Proto-Italic *merks.
مرسي (Arabic): thanks
Definitions
- thanks
Ancestry of “مرسي”, step by step
مرسي traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French merci
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | merci | thank you; mercy, grace |
| 2 | Middle French | merci | — |
| 3 | Old French | merci | mercy; clemency |
| 4 | Latin | mercēs | pay, wages, reward |
| 5 | Latin | merx | merchandise, commodity; goods, wares |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *merks | — |
via Arabic مَرَسَة
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | مَرَسَة | rope |
| 2 | Classical Syriac | ܡܰܪܫܳܐ | rope |
| 3 | Akkadian | 𒄙 | rope; yarn, twine, wire, string; a twist of... |
| 4 | Akkadian | 𒆟 | to tie |
via Arabic ـِيّ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | ـِيّ | {{n-g|suffix used to derive adjectives and... |