Where does “marait” come from?

marait (Dalmatian) comes from Latin marītus, from Latin mās, from Proto-Nuristani *māsa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

marait (Dalmatian): husband

Definitions

  1. husband

Ancestry of “marait”, step by step

marait traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin marītus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmarītusmarital, matrimonial, conjugal
2Latinmāsmale
3Proto-Nuristani*māsamoon
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmā́Hasmoon; month
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Romanian mârâi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmârâito growl, grumble, snarl
2Romanianmârgrowl of a dog
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has →
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