Where does “murdar” come from?

murdar (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish مردار, from Persian مردار, from Persian مردن, from Middle Persian YMYTWNtn', from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

murdar (Serbo-Croatian): unclean, dirty, dissolute

Definitions

  1. unclean, dirty, dissolute

Ancestry of “murdar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمردارcarrion, carcass, the body of a dead animal
2Persianمردارcarrion; corpse; carcass
3Persianمردنto die
4Middle PersianYMYTWNtn'—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Middle Persian YMYTWNtn' →Every word from Persian مردن →