Where does “мермер” come from?
мермер (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish مرمر, from Persian مرمر, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος, from Indo-European *mer-.
мермер (Serbo-Croatian): marble
Ancestry of “мермер”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | مرمر | marble |
| 2 | Persian | مرمر | marble |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μάρμαρος | crystalline rock; marble |
| 4 | Indo-European | *mer- | — |