Where does “мраморъ” come from?
мраморъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic mormorъ, from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος, from Indo-European *mer-.
Ancestry of “мраморъ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | mormorъ | — |
| 2 | Latin | marmor | a block or piece of marble; pulverized marble,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μάρμαρος | crystalline rock; marble |
| 4 | Indo-European | *mer- | — |
Words derived from “мраморъ”