Where does “maih” come from?

maih (Central Melanau) comes from Malay mas, from Malay emas, from Sanskrit माष — any Old World bean; urad.

maih (Central Melanau): gold

Definitions

  1. gold

Ancestry of “maih”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalaymasAlternative form of emas; "Second-person singular...
2Malayemasgold
3Sanskritमाषany Old World bean; urad
Every word from Sanskrit माष →Every word from Malay emas →Every word from Malay mas →