Where does “maar” come from?

maar (Finnish) comes from Finnish Maaria, from Finnish Maria, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם, from Aramaic מרים, from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם.

maar (Finnish): Used as fortifier after e.g. words

Definitions

  1. Used as fortifier after e.g. words

Ancestry of “maar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishMaariaA former municipality near Turku in SW Finland, now part of Turku
2FinnishMariaMary, mother of Jesus Christ
3LatinMarīaMary mother of Jesus
4Ancient GreekΜαρίαMary, Maria
5Hebrewמִרְיָם
6Aramaicמריםbitter
7Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם
Every word from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָםEvery word from Hebrew מִרְיָםEvery word from Aramaic מרים
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