Where does “मंजार” come from?

मंजार (Middle Gujarati) comes from Prakrit 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀭, from Sanskrit मार्जार, from Sanskrit मृज्, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃merǵ- — to wipe off, wipe clean.

Ancestry of “मंजार”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Prakrit𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸𑀭—
2Sanskritमार्जारcat; wild cat; civet cat
3Sanskritमृज्to wipe
4Proto-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 →