Where does “ބޮޑުމަސް” come from?
ބޮޑުމަސް (Dhivehi) comes from Dhivehi މަސް, from Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀲, from Sanskrit मांस, from Proto-Indo-Iranian māmsám, from Proto-Indo-European mḗms, from Proto-Indo-European mems-, from Proto-Indo-European me-ms-, from Proto-Indo-European mes-.
ބޮޑުމަސް (Dhivehi): whale
Definitions
- whale
Ancestry of “ބޮޑުމަސް”, step by step
ބޮޑުމަސް traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dhivehi މަސް
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhivehi | މަސް | fish |
| 2 | Prakrit | 𑀫𑀸𑀲 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मांस | flesh, meat flesh; Name of a mixed caste |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | māmsám | flesh, meat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗms | flesh, meat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mems- | flesh, meat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | me-ms- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mes- | — |
via Dhivehi ބޮޑު
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhivehi | ބޮޑު | big |
| 2 | Sanskrit | बृहत् | lofty, high, tall, great, large, wide, vast,... |
| 3 | Indo-Iranian | *bʰr̥ȷ́ʰáns | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰérǵʰonts | high |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |