Where does “мармар” come from?

мармар (Shor) comes from Russian мра́мор, from Old Church Slavonic мраморъ, from Proto-Slavic mormorъ, from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος, from Indo-European *mer-.

мармар (Shor): marble

Definitions

  1. marble

Ancestry of “мармар”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмра́морmarble
2Old Church Slavonicмраморъ
3Proto-Slavicmormorъ
4Latinmarmora block or piece of marble; pulverized marble,...
5Ancient Greekμάρμαροςcrystalline rock; marble
6Indo-European*mer-
Every word from Indo-European *mer-Every word from Ancient Greek μάρμαροςEvery word from Latin marmor