Where does “মজ্জা” come from?

মজ্জা (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit मज्जन्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mazǰʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European mosgʰós — marrow; brain.

মজ্জা (Bengali): marrow

Definitions

  1. marrow

Ancestry of “মজ্জা”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमज्जन्marrow (of the bones), pith
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmazǰʰā́marrow, pith; brain
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmosgʰósmarrow; brain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mosgʰós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mazǰʰā́ →Every word from Sanskrit मज्जन् →