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Marathi comes from Marathi मराठी ‘of or relating to the Marathi language or…’, and goes back to Sanskrit माहाराष्ट्री.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEमाहाराष्ट्री
- Maharastri Prakritmodern𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀻
- Old Marathimodern𑘦𑘨𑘿𑘮𑘰𑘘𑘲
- Marathimodernमराठीmarāṭhī‘of or relating to the Marathi language or Marathi people’
- Englishearliest quotation 2020Marathi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEमाहाराष्ट्री
- Maharastri Prakritmodern𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀻
- Old Marathimodern𑘦𑘨𑘿𑘮𑘰𑘘𑘲
- Marathimodernमराठीmarāṭhī‘of or relating to the Marathi language or Marathi people’
- Englishearliest quotation 2020Marathi
Earliest quotation: 2020, Avni Doshi, Burnt Sugar: “I made a pact with her that she would…”
Every English word from Sanskrit माहाराष्ट्री
Today it means
name An Indo-Aryan language that is the predominant language spoken in the state of Maharashtra, India.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit माहाराष्ट्री / Marathi