Where does “māri” come from?
māri (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic mēriją, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
Ancestry of “māri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | mēriją | boundary |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |
Words derived from “māri”