Where does “Mara Salvatrucha” come from?

Mara Salvatrucha (Spanish) comes from Spanish mará, from Tamil மரம், from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀭𑀫𑁆, from Proto-Dravidian *maran — tree.

Mara Salvatrucha (Spanish): Mara Salvatrucha

Definitions

  1. Mara Salvatrucha

Ancestry of “Mara Salvatrucha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmarácriminal gang
2Tamilமரம்tree
3Old Tamil𑀫𑀭𑀫𑁆tree
4Proto-Dravidian*marantree

Words derived from “Mara Salvatrucha”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *maran →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀭𑀫𑁆 →Every word from Tamil மரம் →