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
Ancestry of “мармар”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | мра́мор | — |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | мраморъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | mormorъ | — |
| 4 | Latin | marmor | a block or piece of marble; pulverized marble,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μάρμαρος | crystalline rock; marble |
| 6 | Indo-European | *mer- | — |