Where does “मरु” come from?

मरु (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

मरु (Sanskrit): wilderness, sandy waste, desert; mountain, rock;...

Definitions

  1. wilderness, sandy waste, desert; mountain, rock;...

Ancestry of “मरु”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “मरु”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →