Where does “مردار” come from?

مردار (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian مردار, from Persian مردن, from Middle Persian YMYTWNtn', from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

مردار (Ottoman Turkish): carrion, carcass, the body of a dead animal

Definitions

  1. carrion, carcass, the body of a dead animal

Ancestry of “مردار”, step by step

مردار traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian مردار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمردارcarrion; corpse; carcass
2Persianمردنto die
3Middle PersianYMYTWNtn'—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Classical Persian مردار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianمردار—

Words derived from “مردار”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Middle Persian YMYTWNtn' →Every word from Persian مردن →