Where does “marmar” come from?

marmar (Aromanian) comes from Greek μάρμαρο, from Koine Greek μάρμαρον, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος, from Indo-European *mer-.

marmar (Aromanian): marble; like marble

Definitions

  1. marble; like marble

Ancestry of “marmar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekμάρμαροmarble
2Koine Greekμάρμαρον—
3Ancient Greekμάρμαροςcrystalline rock; marble
4Indo-European*mer-—
Every word from Indo-European *mer- →Every word from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος →Every word from Koine Greek μάρμαρον →