Where does “अस्थि मज्जा” come from?

अस्थि मज्जा (Hindi) comes from Hindi मज्जा, from Sanskrit मज्जा, from Sanskrit मज्जन्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mazǰʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European mosgʰós — marrow; brain.

अस्थि मज्जा (Hindi): bone marrow

Definitions

  1. bone marrow

Ancestry of “अस्थि मज्जा”, step by step

अस्थि मज्जा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi मज्जा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमज्जाbone marrow, marrow, pith, sap
2Sanskritमज्जाmarrow (of the bones), pith
3Sanskritमज्जन्marrow (of the bones), pith
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmazǰʰā́marrow, pith; brain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmosgʰósmarrow; brain

via Hindi अस्थि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiअस्थिashes, cremated remains; bone
2Sanskritअस्थिa bone; the kernel of a fruit
3Proto-Indo-IranianHastH-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mosgʰós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mazǰʰā́ →Every word from Sanskrit मज्जन् →