Where does “અમાસ” come from?

અમાસ (Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit अमावास्या, from Rajasthani अमा, from Sanskrit अम्बा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian (H)anmáH.

અમાસ (Gujarati): the day of the new moon

Definitions

  1. the day of the new moon

Ancestry of “અમાસ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअमावास्याday of the new moon
2Rajasthaniअमाmother
3Sanskritअम्बाa mother, good woman
4Proto-Indo-Iranian(H)anmáH—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian (H)anmáH →Every word from Sanskrit अम्बा →Every word from Rajasthani अमा →