Where does “mara” come from?

mara (Spanish) comes from Tamil மரம், from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀭𑀫𑁆, from Proto-Dravidian *maran.

Ancestry of “mara”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Tamil	மரம்	tree
2	Old Tamil	𑀫𑀭𑀫𑁆	—
3	Proto-Dravidian	*maran	—

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