Where does “мәрмәр” come from?
мәрмәр (Bashkir) comes from Persian مرمر, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος, from Indo-European *mer-.
мәрмәр (Bashkir): marble
Ancestry of “мәрмәр”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | مرمر | marble |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μάρμαρος | crystalline rock; marble |
| 3 | Indo-European | *mer- | — |