Where does “मार” come from?

मार (Hindi) comes from Hindi मारना, from Sanskrit मारयति, from Sanskrit मृ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mar-.

मार (Hindi): killing; a beating, fight; target; shot, strike,...

Definitions

  1. killing; a beating, fight; target; shot, strike,...

Ancestry of “मार”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमारनाto beat, hit, strike, knock; to hammer; to kill,...
2Sanskritमारयतिto cause to die; to kill
3Sanskritमृto die
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*mar-—

Words derived from “मार”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mar- →Every word from Sanskrit मृ →Every word from Sanskrit मारयति →