Where does “مار” come from?

مار (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic مار, from Classical Syriac ܡܪܝ, from Classical Syriac ܡܪܐ, from Aramaic מרא, from Akkadian 𒄑𒈥.

مار (Ottoman Turkish): snake, any reptile of the suborder Serpentes

Definitions

  1. snake, any reptile of the suborder Serpentes

Ancestry of “مار”, step by step

مار traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic مار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicمارLord; Saint; Mar; passing; going by, walking...
2Classical Syriacܡܪܝ—
3Classical Syriacܡܪܐlord, master, ruler; prince, satrap; patrician,...
4Aramaicמראlord, master, ruler; owner; pickaxe
5Akkadian𒄑𒈥—

via Persian مار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمارsnake; serpent
2Middle Persian𐭬𐭠𐭥—
Every word from Akkadian 𒄑𒈥 →Every word from Aramaic מרא →Every word from Classical Syriac ܡܪܐ →