Where does “মুৱা” come from?
মুৱা (Assamese) comes from Assamese মহ, from Old Assamese মশ, from Sanskrit मशक, from Proto-Indo-Aryan makáśas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian makáćas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mákā́ćš ~ makaćás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mákš, from Proto-Indo-European mék-s ~ m̥k-és — to bleat.
মুৱা (Assamese): faced
Definitions
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Ancestry of “মুৱা”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assamese | মহ | mosquito |
| 2 | Old Assamese | মশ | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मशक | gnat, mosquito, fly |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | makáśas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | makáćas | fly, gnat, mosquito |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mákā́ćš ~ makaćás | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mákš | midge, fly, bee |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mék-s ~ m̥k-és | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mek- | to bleat |