Where does “مرمر” come from?

مرمر (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian مرمر, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος, from Indo-European *mer-.

مرمر (Ottoman Turkish): marble

Definitions

  1. marble

Ancestry of “مرمر”, step by step

مرمر traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian مرمر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمرمرmarble
2Ancient Greekμάρμαροςcrystalline rock; marble
3Indo-European*mer-

via Classical Persian مرمر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianمرمر

Words derived from “مرمر

Every word from Indo-European *mer-Every word from Ancient Greek μάρμαροςEvery word from Persian مرمر