Where does “mahar” come from?
mahar (Indonesian) comes from Urdu مہر, from Classical Persian مهر, from Middle Persian mtr', from Old Persian 𐎷𐎰𐎼, from Avestan 𐬨𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬀, from Proto-Iranian miθráh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mitrás, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
mahar (Indonesian): dowry, marriage settlement, marriage portion
Definitions
- dowry, marriage settlement, marriage portion
Ancestry of “mahar”, step by step
mahar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Urdu مہر
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urdu | مہر | chief; headman; woman |
| 2 | Classical Persian | مهر | — |
| 3 | Middle Persian | mtr' | sun; love, friendship |
| 4 | Old Persian | 𐎷𐎰𐎼 | Mithra, a Zoroastrian deity |
| 5 | Avestan | 𐬨𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬀 | contract; agreement; pact |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | miθráh | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mitrás | covenant; treaty; agreement |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |
via Serbo-Croatian maher
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | maher | expert; clever, resourceful person |
| 2 | German | Macher | agent noun of machen; maker |
| 3 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 4 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |
via Malay mahal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | mahal | expensive |
| 2 | Javanese | mahal | — |
| 3 | Kawi | maharga | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | महार्घ | costly, expensive, high-priced; very precious or... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | maźʰā́ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maȷ́ʰā́ | big, great |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |