Where does “ма” come from?

ма (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian море, from Old Church Slavonic море, from Proto-Slavic moře, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mári, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

ма (Bulgarian): Placed at the end of a sentence, when directed at...

Definitions

  1. Placed at the end of a sentence, when directed at...

Ancestry of “ма”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianмореsea, briny; seaside; thousands of, a wilderness...
2Old Church Slavonicморе—
3Proto-Slavicmořesea; body of water
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*márisea
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mári →