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Where does “মাৰা” come from?

মাৰা (Assamese) comes from Early Assamese মাৰা, from Sanskrit मारयति, from Sanskrit मृ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mar-.

মাৰা (Assamese): to beat, hit, strike, knock; to hammer; to kill,...

Definitions

  1. to beat, hit, strike, knock; to hammer; to kill,...

Ancestry of “মাৰা”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Early Assameseমাৰা—
2Sanskritमारयति—
3Sanskritमृto die
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*mar-—
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