Where does “maryaz” come from?
maryaz (Seychellois Creole) comes from French mariage, from French marier, from Middle French marier, from Old French marier, from Latin marītō, from Latin marītus, from Latin mās, from Proto-Nuristani *māsa — to measure.
maryaz (Seychellois Creole): wedding
Definitions
- wedding
Ancestry of “maryaz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | mariage | marriage; wedding; union |
| 2 | French | marier | to wed, to marry; to get married, to wed |
| 3 | Middle French | marier | to marry; to get married |
| 4 | Old French | marier | to marry; to get married |
| 5 | Latin | marītō | to marry, wed |
| 6 | Latin | marītus | marital, matrimonial, conjugal |
| 7 | Latin | mās | male |
| 8 | Proto-Nuristani | *māsa | moon |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mā́Has | moon; month |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |