Where does “मैर” come from?
मैर (Konkani) comes from Portuguese mouro, from Old Portuguese mouro, from Latin Maurus, from Ancient Greek Μαυρούσιος, from Ancient Greek -ούσιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
मैर (Konkani): a Muslim person
Ancestry of “मैर”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | mouro | Moorish; Moor |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | mouro | Moor |
| 3 | Latin | Maurus | Of or pertaining to the Moors; Moorish,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Μαυρούσιος | an inhabitant of Mauretania; a Mauretanian |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ούσιος | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |