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
Ancestry of “मासकालिक”, step by step
| 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- | — |