Where does “মৃত্যু” come from?

মৃত্যু (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit मृत्यु, from Sanskrit मृ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mar-.

মৃত্যু (Assamese): death

Definitions

  1. death

Ancestry of “মৃত্যু”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमृत्युdeath, dying; Death personified, the god of...
2Sanskritमृto die
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*mar-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mar- →Every word from Sanskrit मृ →Every word from Sanskrit मृत्यु →