Where does “rajma” come from?
rajma (English) comes from Hindi राजमा, from Punjabi ਰਾਜਮਾਂਹ, from Punjabi ਮਾਂਹ, from Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀲, from Sanskrit मांस, from Proto-Indo-Iranian māmsám, from Proto-Indo-European mḗms, from Proto-Indo-European mems-.
rajma (English): An Indian dish of red kidney beans in a thick...
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- An Indian dish of red kidney beans in a thick...
Ancestry of “rajma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | राजमा | rajma, kidney beans |
| 2 | Punjabi | ਰਾਜਮਾਂਹ | kidney bean |
| 3 | Punjabi | ਮਾਂਹ | urad |
| 4 | Prakrit | 𑀫𑀸𑀲 | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | मांस | flesh, meat flesh; Name of a mixed caste |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | māmsám | flesh, meat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗms | flesh, meat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mems- | flesh, meat |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | me-ms- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mes- | — |