Where does “मार्जार” come from?

मार्जार (Marathi) comes from Sanskrit मार्जार, from Sanskrit मृज्, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃merǵ- — to wipe off, wipe clean.

मार्जार (Marathi): domestic cat

Definitions

  1. domestic cat

Ancestry of “मार्जार”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमार्जारcat; wild cat; civet cat
2Sanskritमृज्to wipe
3Proto-Indo-European*h₃merǵ-to wipe off, wipe clean
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₃merǵ- →Every word from Sanskrit मृज् →Every word from Sanskrit मार्जार →
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