Where does “մարմար” come from?

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

մարմար (Old Armenian): marble

Definitions

  1. marble

Ancestry of “մարմար”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμάρμαροςcrystalline rock; marble
2Indo-European*mer-
Every word from Indo-European *mer-Every word from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος