Where does “Marathi” come from?
Marathi derives from Sanskrit महाराष्ट्री (māhāraṣṭrī), which also gave rise to the Maharastri Prakrit dialect and ultimately to the modern Marathi language मराठी spoken in Maharashtra.
Marathi (English): A language spoken in the state of Maharashtra,...
Definitions
- A language spoken in the state of Maharashtra,...
Ancestry of “Marathi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Marathi | मराठी | Of or relating to the Marathi language |
| 2 | Old Marathi | 𑘦𑘨𑘿𑘮𑘰𑘘𑘲 | — |