Where does “mardeală” come from?

mardeală (Romanian) comes from Romanian mardi, from Romani marel, from Sanskrit मारयति, from Sanskrit मृ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mar-.

mardeală (Romanian): beating, punching

Definitions

  1. beating, punching

Ancestry of “mardeală”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianmardiTo beat (someone)
2Romanimarelto beat; to fight
3Sanskritमारयतिto cause to die; to kill
4Sanskritमृto die
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*mar-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mar- →Every word from Sanskrit मृ →Every word from Sanskrit मारयति →