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Where does “mltwm'” come from?

mltwm' (Middle Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian mártyah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mártyas, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

mltwm' (Middle Persian): mankind, people

Definitions

  1. mankind, people

Ancestry of “mltwm'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianmártyah—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmártyasmortal, man
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “mltwm'”

  • मर्दुम
  • مردم
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