Where does “мраморный” come from?

мраморный (Russian) comes from Russian мра́мор, from Old Church Slavonic мраморъ, from Proto-Slavic mormorъ, from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος, from Indo-European *mer-.

мраморный (Russian): marble crystalline limestone

Definitions

  1. marble crystalline limestone

Ancestry of “мраморный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмра́морmarble
2Old Church Slavonicмраморъ—
3Proto-Slavicmormorъ—
4Latinmarmora block or piece of marble; pulverized marble,...
5Ancient Greekμάρμαροςcrystalline rock; marble
6Indo-European*mer-—
Every word from Indo-European *mer- →