Where does “մարմար” come from?

մարմար (Middle Armenian) comes from Classical Armenian մարմար, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος, from Indo-European *mer-.

Ancestry of “մարմար”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Armenianմարմար—
2Ancient Greekμάρμαροςcrystalline rock; marble
3Indo-European*mer-—

Words derived from “մարմար”

Every word from Indo-European *mer- →Every word from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος →Every word from Classical Armenian մարմար →