Where does “मर्दुम” come from?

मर्दुम (Hindi) comes from Persian مردم, from Middle Persian mltwm', from Proto-Iranian mártyah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mártyas, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

मर्दुम (Hindi): man; person

Definitions

  1. man; person

Ancestry of “मर्दुम”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمردمhuman; people
2Middle Persianmltwm'mankind, people
3Proto-Iranianmártyahman
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmártyasmortal, man
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mártyas →Every word from Proto-Iranian mártyah →