Where does “mawsi” come from?

mawsi (Mauritian Creole) comes from Hindi मौसी, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀉𑀲𑀺, from Sanskrit मातुःष्वसृ, from Sanskrit मातुः॑.

mawsi (Mauritian Creole): maternal aunt

Definitions

  1. maternal aunt

Ancestry of “mawsi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमौसीmaternal aunt
2Maharastri Prakrit𑀫𑀸𑀉𑀲𑀺—
3Sanskritमातुःष्वसृmaternal aunt
4Sanskritमातुः॑—
Every word from Sanskrit मातुः॑ →Every word from Sanskrit मातुःष्वसृ →Every word from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀉𑀲𑀺 →