Where does “मृत्यु” come from?

मृत्यु (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit मृत्यु, from Sanskrit मृ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mar-.

मृत्यु (Hindi): death; personification of Yama, the God of death

Definitions

  1. death; personification of Yama, the God of death

Ancestry of “मृत्यु”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमृत्युdeath, dying; Death personified, the god of...
2Sanskritमृto die
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*mar-—

Words derived from “मृत्यु”

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