Where does “marga” come from?

marga (Indonesian) comes from Malay marga, from Classical Malay marga, from Sanskrit मार्ग, from Sanskrit मृग, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mr̥gás — a forest animal.

marga (Indonesian): wild animal; clan; genus, a rank in the...

Definitions

  1. wild animal; clan; genus, a rank in the...

Ancestry of “marga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymargawild animal; clan; genus, a rank in the...
2Classical Malaymarga—
3Sanskritमार्गbelonging to, or coming from, wild game; way,...
4Sanskritमृगa forest animal, wild beast; a deer, gazelle,...
5Proto-Indo-Iranianmr̥gása forest animal

Words derived from “marga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mr̥gás →Every word from Sanskrit मृग →Every word from Sanskrit मार्ग →