Where does “मासकालिक” come from?
मासकालिक (Hindi) comes from Hindi मास, from Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀲, from Sanskrit मांस, from Proto-Indo-Iranian māmsám, from Proto-Indo-European mḗms, from Proto-Indo-European mems-, from Proto-Indo-European me-ms-, from Proto-Indo-European mes-.
मासकालिक (Hindi): monthly
Definitions
- monthly
Ancestry of “मासकालिक”, step by step
मासकालिक traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi मास
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | मास | a month |
| 2 | Prakrit | 𑀫𑀸𑀲 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मांस | flesh, meat flesh; Name of a mixed caste |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | māmsám | flesh, meat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗms | flesh, meat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mems- | flesh, meat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | me-ms- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mes- | — |
via Hindi कालिक
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | कालिक | periodical |
| 2 | Hindi | काल | time; era, epoch, age, period; death |
| 3 | Hindi | काला | black; dirty, grimy; great, terrible, fearful |
| 4 | Sanskrit | काल | black, dark blue; black, dark blue colour; pupil |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | kār | snow |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | karah | fold, of time (during which an action or event happens) |