Where does “makar” come from?

makar (Scots) comes from Middle English maker, from Middle English maken, from Old English macian, from Emilian mâcia, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.

makar (Scots): maker, creator; author, writer, poet

Definitions

  1. maker, creator; author, writer, poet

Ancestry of “makar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishmakerGod as creator of all; Someone who makes; a...
2Middle EnglishmakenTo make or create; to have something made
3Old Englishmacianto make
4Emilianmâciaspot, stain
5LatinMacula
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmh₁-tleh₂
7Proto-Indo-Europeansmeh₁-smear, rub

Words derived from “makar

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂Every word from Latin Macula