Where does “मरु” come from?

मरु (Pali) comes from Sanskrit मरु, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

मरु (Pali): deity; sand; sandy waste

Definitions

  1. deity; sand; sandy waste

Ancestry of “मरु”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमरुwilderness, sandy waste, desert; mountain, rock;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Sanskrit मरु →