Where does “जहाज़मार” come from?
जहाज़मार (Hindi) comes from Hindi मरना, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀭𑀇, from Sanskrit मारयति, from Sanskrit मृ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mar-.
जहाज़मार (Hindi): anti-aircraft
Ancestry of “जहाज़मार”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | मरना | to die, be dead |
| 2 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀫𑀭𑀇 | to die |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मारयति | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | मृ | to die |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *mar- | — |