Where does “Ма́рфа” come from?

Ма́рфа (Russian) comes from Latin Martha, from Ancient Greek Μάρθα, from Aramaic מַרְתָּא, from Aramaic מרה.

Ма́рфа (Russian): Martha

Definitions

  1. Martha

Ancestry of “Ма́рфа”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMarthaMartha
2Ancient GreekΜάρθαtypically translated as Martha
3Aramaicמַרְתָּאthe mistress; mistress
4Aramaicמרה—

Words derived from “Ма́рфа”

Every word from Aramaic מרה →Every word from Aramaic מַרְתָּא →Every word from Ancient Greek Μάρθα →