Where does “maryaj” come from?

maryaj (Haitian Creole) comes from French mariage, from French marier, from Middle French marier, from Old French marier, from Latin marītō, from Latin marītus, from Latin mās, from Proto-Nuristani *māsa — to measure.

maryaj (Haitian Creole): marriage

Definitions

  1. marriage

Ancestry of “maryaj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmariagemarriage; wedding; union
2Frenchmarierto wed, to marry; to get married, to wed
3Middle Frenchmarierto marry; to get married
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has →