Where does “Maria” come from?

Maria (Romanian) comes from French marier, from Middle French marier, from Old French marier, from Latin marītō, from Latin marītus, from Latin mās, from Proto-Nuristani *māsa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has — to measure.

Maria (Romanian): Mary Biblical character

Definitions

  1. Mary Biblical character

Ancestry of “Maria”, step by step

Maria traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French marier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmarierto wed, to marry; to get married, to wed
2Middle Frenchmarierto marry; to get married
3Old Frenchmarierto marry; to get married
4Latinmarītōto marry, wed
5Latinmarītusmarital, matrimonial, conjugal
6Latinmāsmale
7Proto-Nuristani*māsamoon
8Proto-Indo-Iranianmā́Hasmoon; month
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Latin Marīa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMarīaMary mother of Jesus
2Ancient GreekΜαρίαMary, Maria
3Hebrewמִרְיָם—
4Aramaicמריםbitter
5Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם—

Words derived from “Maria”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has →