Where does “मज्जा” come from?

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

मज्जा (Hindi): bone marrow, marrow, pith, sap

Definitions

  1. bone marrow, marrow, pith, sap

Ancestry of “मज्जा”, step by step

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

Words derived from “मज्जा”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mosgʰós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mazǰʰā́ →Every word from Sanskrit मज्जन् →