Where does “mardi” come from?

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

mardi (Romanian): To beat (someone)

Definitions

  1. To beat (someone)

Ancestry of “mardi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanimarelto beat; to fight
2Sanskritमारयतिto cause to die; to kill
3Sanskritमृto die
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*mar-—

Words derived from “mardi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mar- →Every word from Sanskrit मृ →Every word from Sanskrit मारयति →