Where does “मारकाट” come from?

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

मारकाट (Hindi): slaughter, massacre, bloodshed, carnage

Definitions

  1. slaughter, massacre, bloodshed, carnage

Ancestry of “मारकाट”, step by step

मारकाट traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi मारना

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

via Hindi काटना

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकाटनाto cut, slice; to deduct; to write out
2Arabicكَثْرَة—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mar- →Every word from Sanskrit मृ →Every word from Sanskrit मारयति →