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

Definitions

  1. anti-aircraft

Ancestry of “जहाज़मार”, step by step

जहाज़मार traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi मरना

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमरनाto die, be dead
2Maharastri Prakrit𑀫𑀭𑀇to die
3Sanskritमारयतिto cause to die; to kill
4Sanskritमृto die
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*mar-—

via Hindi जहाज़

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiजहाज़ship; craft
2Arabicجَهَازequipment
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mar- →Every word from Sanskrit मृ →Every word from Sanskrit मारयति →
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