English
marma
Marma comes from Sanskrit मर्म॑, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *mer- ‘to die’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mer-‘to die’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*mérmn̥reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEमर्म॑márma
- Englishtodaymarma
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mer-‘to die’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*mérmn̥reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEमर्म॑márma
- Englishtodaymarma
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *mer- ‘to die’
remember, murder, march, mere, marine, mortality, mortal, nightmare, maritime, mortar, moor, muller, morbid, marsh, mort, morn, mare, mara, ambrosia, moribund, marinate, cormorant, marinara, maar, 61 more
Today it means
noun A special, sensitive point on the body.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *mer- / marma