Where does “𑀫𑀢” come from?
𑀫𑀢 (Ashokan Prakrit) comes from Sanskrit मृत, from Indo-Iranian *mr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
Ancestry of “𑀫𑀢”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | मृत | dead, deceased; death-like, torpid, rigid;... |
| 2 | Indo-Iranian | *mr̥tás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥tós | dead; mortal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |