Where does “mermer” come from?
mermer (Crimean Tatar) comes from Ottoman Turkish مرمر, from Persian مرمر, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος, from Indo-European *mer-.
mermer (Crimean Tatar): marble
Ancestry of “mermer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | مرمر | marble |
| 2 | Persian | مرمر | marble |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μάρμαρος | crystalline rock; marble |
| 4 | Indo-European | *mer- | — |