Where does “Marica” come from?

Marica (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian Màrija, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם, from Aramaic מרים, from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם.

Marica (Serbo-Croatian): police van, paddy wagon

Definitions

  1. police van, paddy wagon

Ancestry of “Marica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-CroatianMàrijaMary
2LatinMarīaMary mother of Jesus
3Ancient GreekΜαρίαMary, Maria
4Hebrewמִרְיָם—
5Aramaicמריםbitter
6Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם—
Every word from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם →Every word from Hebrew מִרְיָם →Every word from Aramaic מרים →