Where does “maran” come from?
maran (Northern Kurdish) comes from Armenian մառան, from Old Armenian մառան, from Old Armenian մարրան, from Classical Syriac ܡܕܢܐ, from Akkadian ??? — measure of capacity, container; a measure of...
maran (Northern Kurdish): pantry, larder
Ancestry of “maran”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | մառան | storeroom, larder, pantry; wine cellar |
| 2 | Old Armenian | մառան | pantry, storeroom, cellar, larder, buttery; wine... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | մարրան | — |
| 4 | Classical Syriac | ܡܕܢܐ | wine cellar, storeroom; granary |
| 5 | Akkadian | ??? | measure of capacity, container; a measure of... |