English
Marichi
Marichi comes from Sanskrit मरीचि ‘Marichi, son of Brahma, one of the ten…’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *mer- ‘to shimmer, shine’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mer-‘to shimmer, shine’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*mr̥Hko-reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEमरीचिmarīci‘Marichi, son of Brahma, one of the ten Prajapatis, one of the seven Saptarshis’
- EnglishtodayMarichi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mer-‘to shimmer, shine’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*mr̥Hko-reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEमरीचिmarīci‘Marichi, son of Brahma, one of the ten Prajapatis, one of the seven Saptarshis’
- EnglishtodayMarichi
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *mer- ‘to shimmer, shine’
remember, murder, march, mere, mortality, marine, mortal, nightmare, mortar, maritime, marsh, moor, muller, morbid, mort, mare, morn, mara, ambrosia, moribund, cormorant, marinate, marinara, maar, 62 more
Today it means
name the eldest of the ten Prajapatis, the father of Kashyap and one of the Saptarishis
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *mer- / Marichi