Where does “मरियम” come from?
मरियम (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian مریم, from Arabic مَرْيَم, from Classical Persian گل, from Arabic نُور, from Classical Persian جَان, from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗, from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás.
Ancestry of “मरियम”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | مریم | — |
| 2 | Arabic | مَرْيَم | — |
| 3 | Classical Persian | گل | — |
| 4 | Arabic | نُور | light, brightess; ray of light, light beam;... |
| 5 | Classical Persian | جَان | — |
| 6 | Middle Persian | 𐫃𐫏𐫀𐫗 | — |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | *wyaHnáH | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wyaHnás | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁‑ | — |