Where does “mari” come from?

mari (French) comes from Old French mari, from Latin marītus, from Latin mās, from Proto-Nuristani *māsa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

mari (French): husband; cannabis, marijuana

Definitions

  1. husband; cannabis, marijuana

Ancestry of “mari”, step by step

mari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French mari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmarihusband; past participle of marir; Alternative...
2Latinmarītusmarital, matrimonial, conjugal
3Latinmāsmale
4Proto-Nuristani*māsamoon
5Proto-Indo-Iranianmā́Hasmoon; month
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via French marijuana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmarijuanamarijuana, cannabis
2Spanishmarihuanamarijuana; feminine singular of marihuano; female...

Words derived from “mari

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