Where does “masa” come from?

masa (Balinese) comes from Old Javanese māsa, from Sanskrit मास, from Proto-Indo-European mḗms, from Proto-Indo-European mems-, from Proto-Indo-European me-ms-, from Proto-Indo-European mes-.

masa (Balinese): cooking

Definitions

  1. cooking

Ancestry of “masa”, step by step

masa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Javanese māsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesemāsamonth
2Sanskritमासmoon; a month or the 12th part of the Hindu year;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗmsflesh, meat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmems-flesh, meat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanme-ms-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmes-—

via Balinese asa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Balineseasa—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European me-ms- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mems- →