Where does “mermer” come from?

mermer (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish مرمر, from Persian مرمر, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος, from Indo-European *mer-.

mermer (Serbo-Croatian): marble

Definitions

  1. marble

Ancestry of “mermer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمرمرmarble
2Persianمرمرmarble
3Ancient Greekμάρμαροςcrystalline rock; marble
4Indo-European*mer-—
Every word from Indo-European *mer- →Every word from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος →Every word from Persian مرمر →