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Where does “mriyátay” come from?

mriyátay (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian mriyátay, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mr̥yátay, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥-yé-tor, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Ancestry of “mriyátay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianmriyátayto die
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmr̥yátay—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥-yé-tor—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “mriyátay”

  • म्रियते
  • मरणे
  • 𑀫𑀭𑀇
  • मरब
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