Where does “তৰামাছ” come from?
তৰামাছ (Assamese) comes from Assamese মাছ, from Early Assamese মাছ, from Magadhi Prakrit ????, from Sanskrit मत्स्य, from Sanskrit पुराण, from Sanskrit -न, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
তৰামাছ (Assamese): starfish
Definitions
- starfish
Ancestry of “তৰামাছ”, step by step
তৰামাছ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Assamese মাছ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assamese | মাছ | fish |
| 2 | Early Assamese | মাছ | — |
| 3 | Magadhi Prakrit | ???? | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | मत्स्य | a fish; the first of ten avatars of the god... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | पुराण | belonging to ancient or olden times, ancient,... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | -न | forms nouns from roots |
| 7 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -nos | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |