Where does “মাস” come from?
মাস (Early Assamese) comes from Sanskrit मास, from Proto-Indo-European mḗms, from Proto-Indo-European mems-, from Proto-Indo-European me-ms-, from Proto-Indo-European mes-.
Ancestry of “মাস”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | मास | moon; a month or the 12th part of the Hindu year;... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗms | flesh, meat |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mems- | flesh, meat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | me-ms- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mes- | — |