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
Ancestry of “અમાસ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अमावास्या | day of the new moon |
| 2 | Rajasthani | अमा | mother |
| 3 | Sanskrit | अम्बा | a mother, good woman |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | (H)anmáH | — |