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Where does “मरु” come from?

मरु (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit मरु, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

मरु (Hindi): desert; dry ground; soil destitute of water

Definitions

  1. desert; dry ground; soil destitute of water

Ancestry of “मरु”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमरुwilderness, sandy waste, desert; mountain, rock;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
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