Where does “মারা” come from?

মারা (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit मारयति, from Sanskrit मृ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mar-.

মারা (Bengali): to kill

Definitions

  1. to kill

Ancestry of “মারা”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमारयतिto cause to die; to kill
2Sanskritमृto die
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*mar-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mar- →Every word from Sanskrit मृ →Every word from Sanskrit मारयति →
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