Where does “maarit” come from?

maarit (Fiji Hindi) comes from English marriage, from Middle English mariage, from Old French mariage, from Old French marier, from Latin marītō, from Latin marītus, from Latin mās, from Proto-Nuristani *māsa — to measure.

maarit (Fiji Hindi): marriage

Definitions

  1. marriage

Ancestry of “maarit”, step by step

maarit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English marriage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmarriageThe state of being married; A union of two or...
2Middle Englishmariagemarriage
3Old Frenchmariagemarriage; wedding
4Old Frenchmarierto marry; to get married
5Latinmarītōto marry, wed
6Latinmarītusmarital, matrimonial, conjugal
7Latinmāsmale
8Proto-Nuristani*māsamoon
9Proto-Indo-Iranianmā́Hasmoon; month
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
11Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Swedish Marit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishMarit
2SwedishMargit
3SwedishMargaretaMargaret
4Latinmargarītapearl
5Ancient Greekμαργαρίτηςpearl; a type of Egyptian plant
6Proto-Iranian*mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita-

Words derived from “maarit

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has