Where does “Maraʼ” come from?

Maraʼ (Makasar) comes from Dutch maart, from Middle Dutch maerte, from Latin Mārtius, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Maraʼ (Makasar): March

Definitions

  1. March

Ancestry of “Maraʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchmaartMarch
2Middle Dutchmaerte
3LatinMārtiusof or belonging to Mars, the god of war; sacred to Mars
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Latin -iusEvery word from Latin Mārtius
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