Where does “馬里” come from?
馬里 (Chinese) comes from English Mali, from Hindi माली, from Hindi माल, from Dhivehi މާލެ, from Dhivehi މާ, from Sanskrit महा, from Sanskrit महायान, from Sanskrit यान — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.
Ancestry of “馬里”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Mali | — |
| 2 | Hindi | माली | gardener; economical, monetary |
| 3 | Hindi | माल | goods, stuff, things; money; an attractive woman |
| 4 | Dhivehi | މާލެ | — |
| 5 | Dhivehi | މާ | — |
| 6 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | महायान | — |
| 8 | Sanskrit | यान | carriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | yáHnam | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | yáHnam | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yéh₂-nom | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₂- | to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel |