Where does “মৃত্যু” come from?
মৃত্যু (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit मृत्यु, from Sanskrit मृ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mar-.
মৃত্যু (Assamese): death
Ancestry of “মৃত্যু”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | मृत्यु | death, dying; Death personified, the god of... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मृ | to die |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *mar- | — |