Where does “mar” come from?

mar (Maltese) comes from Arabic مار, from Classical Syriac ܡܪܝ, from Classical Syriac ܡܪܐ, from Aramaic מרא, from Akkadian 𒄑𒈥.

mar (Maltese): to go

Definitions

  1. to go

Ancestry of “mar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicمارLord; Saint; Mar; passing; going by, walking...
2Classical Syriacܡܪܝ—
3Classical Syriacܡܪܐlord, master, ruler; prince, satrap; patrician,...
4Aramaicמראlord, master, ruler; owner; pickaxe
5Akkadian𒄑𒈥—
Every word from Akkadian 𒄑𒈥 →Every word from Aramaic מרא →Every word from Classical Syriac ܡܪܐ →
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