Where does “मत्स्य” come from?
मत्स्य (Hindi) comes 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.
मत्स्य (Hindi): fish; the first of ten avatars of the god Vishnu...
Definitions
- fish; the first of ten avatars of the god Vishnu...
Ancestry of “मत्स्य”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | मत्स्य | a fish; the first of ten avatars of the god... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पुराण | belonging to ancient or olden times, ancient,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | -न | forms nouns from roots |
| 4 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -nos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |