Where does “मार्जार” come from?

मार्जार (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit मृज्, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃merǵ- — to wipe off, wipe clean.

मार्जार (Sanskrit): cat; wild cat; civet cat

Definitions

  1. cat; wild cat; civet cat

Ancestry of “मार्जार”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमृज्to wipe
2Proto-Indo-European*h₃merǵ-to wipe off, wipe clean

Words derived from “मार्जार”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₃merǵ- →Every word from Sanskrit मृज् →