Where does “ކަޅުމަސް ހިބަރު” come from?

ކަޅުމަސް ހިބަރު (Dhivehi) comes from Dhivehi މަސް ހިބަރު, 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-.

ކަޅުމަސް ހިބަރު (Dhivehi): black marlin

Definitions

  1. black marlin

Ancestry of “ކަޅުމަސް ހިބަރު”, step by step

ކަޅުމަސް ހިބަރު traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dhivehi މަސް ހިބަރު

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dhivehiމަސް ހިބަރުmarlin
2Dhivehiމަސްfish
3Prakrit𑀫𑀸𑀲—
4Sanskritमांसflesh, meat flesh; Name of a mixed caste
5Proto-Indo-Iranianmāmsámflesh, meat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗmsflesh, meat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmems-flesh, meat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanme-ms-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmes-—

via Dhivehi ކަޅު

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dhivehiކަޅުblack, sable, dark
2Sanskritकालblack, dark blue; black, dark blue colour; pupil
3Proto-Turkickārsnow
4Proto-Iraniankarahfold, of time (during which an action or event happens)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European me-ms- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mems- →