Where does “mara” come from?
mara (Indonesian) comes from Javanese ꦩꦫ, from Old Javanese muhara, from Prakrit *muhavara, from Sanskrit द्वार, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dwā́ram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰwā́ram, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwórom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwor- — door.
mara (Indonesian): calamity, danger; to go; Alternative spelling of...
Definitions
- calamity, danger; to go; Alternative spelling of...
Ancestry of “mara”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javanese | ꦩꦫ | first-person pronoun |
| 2 | Old Javanese | muhara | estuary |
| 3 | Prakrit | *muhavara | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | द्वार | door, gate, passage, entrance; opening, aperture;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | dwā́ram | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰwā́ram | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwórom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwor- | door, gate; doorway, door, gate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwer- | door |