Where does “???” come from?

??? (Magadhi Prakrit) comes from Sanskrit मास, from Proto-Indo-European mḗms, from Proto-Indo-European mems-, from Proto-Indo-European me-ms-, from Proto-Indo-European mes-.

Ancestry of “???”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमासmoon; a month or the 12th part of the Hindu year;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗmsflesh, meat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmems-flesh, meat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanme-ms-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmes-—

Words derived from “???”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European me-ms- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mems- →