Where does “مرد” come from?

مرد (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian مرد, from Middle Persian mlt', from Old Persian 𐎶𐎼𐎫𐎡𐎹, from Proto-Iranian mŕ̥tah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mŕ̥tas, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

مرد (Ottoman Turkish): man; a human male

Definitions

  1. man; a human male

Ancestry of “مرد”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمردman; past stem of مردن
2Middle Persianmlt'—
3Old Persian𐎶𐎼𐎫𐎡𐎹man, mortal man; human being
4Proto-Iranianmŕ̥tah—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianmŕ̥tasmortal, man
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥tósdead; mortal
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “مرد”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mŕ̥tas →