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

  1. dowry, marriage settlement, marriage portion

Ancestry of “mahar”, step by step

mahar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Urdu مہر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduمہرchief; headman; woman
2Classical Persianمهر
3Middle Persianmtr'sun; love, friendship
4Old Persian𐎷𐎰𐎼Mithra, a Zoroastrian deity
5Avestan𐬨𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬀contract; agreement; pact
6Proto-Iranianmiθráh
7Proto-Indo-Iranianmitráscovenant; treaty; agreement
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

via Serbo-Croatian maher

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianmaherexpert; clever, resourceful person
2GermanMacheragent noun of machen; maker
3German-erForms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to...
4Old High German-āriused to form agent nouns
5Proto-West Germanic-ārī-er
6Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
7Latin-āriuser
8Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

via Malay mahal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymahalexpensive
2Javanesemahal
3Kawimaharga
4Sanskritमहार्घcostly, expensive, high-priced; very precious or...
5Sanskritमहाcombining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,...
6Proto-Indo-Aryanmaźʰā́
7Proto-Indo-Iranianmaȷ́ʰā́big, great
8Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mitrásEvery word from Proto-Iranian miθráh