Where does “मेरु” come from?

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

मेरु (Sanskrit): Name of a fabulous mountain, regarded as the Olympus of Hindu mythology and said to form the central point of jambu-dvīpa-. All the planets revolve round it and it is compared to the cup or seed-vessel of a lotus, the leaves of which are formed by the different dvīpas q.v. The river Ganges falls fro

Definitions

  1. Name of a fabulous mountain, regarded as the Olympus of Hindu mythology and said to form the central point of jambu-dvīpa-. All the planets revolve round it and it is compared to the cup or seed-vessel of a lotus, the leaves of which are formed by the different dvīpas q.v. The river Ganges falls fro

Ancestry of “मेरु”, step by step

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

Words derived from “मेरु

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