Where does “মিছা মাছ” come from?

মিছা মাছ (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.

মিছা মাছ (Assamese): shrimp; prawn; krill

Definitions

  1. shrimp; prawn; krill

Ancestry of “মিছা মাছ”, step by step

মিছা মাছ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese মাছ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseমাছfish
2Early Assameseমাছ
3Magadhi Prakrit????
4Sanskritमत्स्यa fish; the first of ten avatars of the god...
5Sanskritपुराणbelonging to ancient or olden times, ancient,...
6Sanskrit-नforms nouns from roots
7Latin-nus-an
8Proto-Italic-nosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
9Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

via Assamese মিছা

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseমিছাlie, false
2Old Assameseমিছা
3Magadhi Prakrit𑀫𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸
4Sanskritमिथ्याillusion
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēwdʰ-to complain, be emotional about; to complain or...

via Sanskrit इञ्चाक

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritइञ्चाकprawn, shrimp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nósEvery word from Latin -nusEvery word from Sanskrit -न
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