Māra (魔羅), mal- (evil), 魔 (mó)

[Aoyama]

Is there really an etymological connexion between 魔羅 (mara, coming from Sanskrit) with the word MA akin to magic etc. and the Indo-European root mal- meaning bad? I have read an article about that.

 

[cheshire]

etymonline

...of unknown origin, perhaps related to Avestan mairiia "treacherous."

魔羅、はただの当て字じゃないでしょうか。日本語に翻訳するときにたまたまそれらの漢字を選んだ。