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Where does “मच्छ” come from?

मच्छ (Hindi) comes from Prakrit 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀙, from Sanskrit मत्स्य, from Sanskrit पुराण, from Sanskrit -न, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

मच्छ (Hindi): Synonym of मछली

Definitions

  1. Synonym of मछली

Ancestry of “मच्छ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Prakrit𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙—
2Ashokan Prakrit𑀫𑀙—
3Sanskritमत्स्यa fish; the first of ten avatars of the god...
4Sanskritपुराणbelonging to ancient or olden times, ancient,...
5Sanskrit-नforms nouns from roots
6Latin-nus-an
7Proto-Italic-nos—
8Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “मच्छ”

  • मगरमच्छ
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