Where does “marga” come from?

marga (Balinese) comes from Old Javanese marga, from Sanskrit मार्ग, from Sanskrit मृग, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mr̥gás — a forest animal.

marga (Balinese): road

Definitions

  1. road

Ancestry of “marga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesemargaroad, path
2Sanskritमार्गbelonging to, or coming from, wild game; way,...
3Sanskritमृगa forest animal, wild beast; a deer, gazelle,...
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmr̥gása forest animal
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mr̥gás →Every word from Sanskrit मृग →Every word from Sanskrit मार्ग →