Where does “म्हस” come from?
म्हस (Konkani) comes from Sanskrit महिष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰiṣás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰišás, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂sós, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
म्हस (Konkani): a buffalo
Ancestry of “म्हस”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | महिष | great, powerful; sun; buffalo |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | maźʰiṣás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maȷ́ʰišás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂sós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |