Where does “мардумшиносӣ” come from?
мардумшиносӣ (Tajik) comes from Tajik мардум, from Persian مردم, from Middle Persian mltwm', from Proto-Iranian mártyah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mártyas, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
мардумшиносӣ (Tajik): anthropology
Ancestry of “мардумшиносӣ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tajik | мардум | people |
| 2 | Persian | مردم | human; people |
| 3 | Middle Persian | mltwm' | mankind, people |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | mártyah | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mártyas | mortal, man |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |