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