Where does “mákar” come from?

mákar (Palula) comes from Urdu مکر, from Arabic مكر, from Persian مگر, from Pahlavi 𐭠𐭫 𐭧𐭲, from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭲 — if.

mákar (Palula): cunning

Definitions

  1. cunning

Ancestry of “mákar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduمکر—
2Arabicمكرto plot, to scheme, to plan; to whistle; to dye...
3Persianمگرexcept; but; unless
4Pahlavi𐭠𐭫 𐭧𐭲—
5Middle Persian𐭧𐭲if
Every word from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭲 →Every word from Pahlavi 𐭠𐭫 𐭧𐭲 →Every word from Persian مگر →