Where does “мәрмәр” come from?

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

мәрмәр (Bashkir): marble

Definitions

  1. marble

Ancestry of “мәрмәр”, step by step

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