Where does “maş” come from?

maş (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian ماش, from Sanskrit माष — any Old World bean; urad.

maş (Azerbaijani): kind of bean with larger seeds

Definitions

  1. kind of bean with larger seeds

Ancestry of “maş”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianماشmung bean and mungo bean "Vigna mungo", ماش سیاه
2Sanskritमाषany Old World bean; urad
Every word from Sanskrit माष →Every word from Persian ماش →