Where does “मारपीट” come from?
मारपीट (Hindi) comes from Hindi मार, from Hindi मारना, from Sanskrit मारयति, from Sanskrit मृ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mar-.
मारपीट (Hindi): beating, thrashing
Ancestry of “मारपीट”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | मार | killing; a beating, fight; target; shot, strike,... |
| 2 | Hindi | मारना | to beat, hit, strike, knock; to hammer; to kill,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मारयति | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | मृ | to die |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *mar- | — |