Where does “Mari” come from?

Mari (Finnish) comes from Mari мари, from Proto-Indo-Iranian máryas, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Mari (Finnish): Mari Republic

Definitions

  1. Mari Republic

Ancestry of “Mari”, step by step

Mari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Mari мари

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mariмари—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmáryasyoung man
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Finnish marihuana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmarihuanamarijuana
2Spanishmarihuanamarijuana; feminine singular of marihuano; female...

Words derived from “Mari”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →