Where does “арамеш” come from?

арамеш (Eastern Mari) comes from Eastern Mari арам, from Tatar әрәм — to no purpose, for nothing.

Ancestry of “арамеш”, step by step

арамеш traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Eastern Mari арам

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Eastern Mariарамpointless, useless, needless, superfluous, fruitless, vain, futile
2Tatarәрәмto no purpose, for nothing

via Eastern Mari еш

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Eastern Mariешfamily
Every word from Tatar әрәмEvery word from Eastern Mari арам