Where does “মাছ” come from?
মাছ (Bengali) comes from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙, from Sanskrit मत्स्य, from Sanskrit पुराण, from Sanskrit -न, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
মাছ (Bengali): fish
Ancestry of “মাছ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Magadhi Prakrit | 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मत्स्य | a fish; the first of ten avatars of the god... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | पुराण | belonging to ancient or olden times, ancient,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | -न | forms nouns from roots |
| 5 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -nos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |