Where does “mərmər” come from?

mərmər (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian مرمر, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος, from Indo-European *mer-.

mərmər (Azerbaijani): marble

Definitions

  1. marble

Ancestry of “mərmər”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمرمرmarble
2Ancient Greekμάρμαροςcrystalline rock; marble
3Indo-European*mer-—
Every word from Indo-European *mer- →