Where does “মাসি” come from?

মাসি (Bengali) comes from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀉𑀲𑀺, from Sanskrit मातुःष्वसृ, from Sanskrit मातुः॑.

মাসি (Bengali): maternal aunt

Definitions

  1. maternal aunt

Ancestry of “মাসি”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maharastri Prakrit𑀫𑀸𑀉𑀲𑀺—
2Sanskritमातुःष्वसृmaternal aunt
3Sanskritमातुः॑—
Every word from Sanskrit मातुः॑ →Every word from Sanskrit मातुःष्वसृ →Every word from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀉𑀲𑀺 →