Where does “مَرْيَم” come from?

مَرْيَم (Arabic) comes from Classical Persian گل, from Arabic نُور, from Classical Persian جَان, from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗, from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

Ancestry of “مَرْيَم”, step by step

مَرْيَم traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian گل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianگل—
2Arabicنُورlight, brightess; ray of light, light beam;...
3Classical Persianجَان—
4Middle Persian𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗—
5Proto-Iranian*wyaHnáH—
6Proto-Indo-IranianwyaHnás—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

via Aramaic מרים

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicמריםbitter
2Hebrewמִרְיָם—

via Hebrew מרים

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewמרים—
2Hebrewמ־ר־רrelated to bitterness

Words derived from “مَرْيَم”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH →