Where does “Margita” come from?

Margita (Latvian) comes from Latvian Margarita, from Latin margarīta, from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης, from Proto-Iranian *mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita-.

Margita (Latvian): Margaret

Definitions

  1. Margaret

Ancestry of “Margita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatvianMargaritaMargaret
2Latinmargarītapearl
3Ancient Greekμαργαρίτηςpearl; a type of Egyptian plant
4Proto-Iranian*mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita-—

Words derived from “Margita”

Every word from Proto-Iranian *mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita- →Every word from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης →Every word from Latin margarīta →