Where does “मर्दाना” come from?
मर्दाना (Hindi) comes from Urdu مردانہ, from Persian مردانه, from Persian مرد, from Middle Persian mlt', from Old Persian 𐎶𐎼𐎫𐎡𐎹, from Proto-Iranian mŕ̥tah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mŕ̥tas, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
मर्दाना (Hindi): masculine, manly, virile
Ancestry of “मर्दाना”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Urdu | مردانہ | masculine, manly, virile |
| 2 | Persian | مردانه | manly; masculine |
| 3 | Persian | مرد | man; past stem of مردن |
| 4 | Middle Persian | mlt' | — |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐎶𐎼𐎫𐎡𐎹 | man, mortal man; human being |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | mŕ̥tah | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mŕ̥tas | mortal, man |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥tós | dead; mortal |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |