Where does “ماشي” come from?
ماشي (Moroccan Arabic) comes from Arabic ماش, from Persian ماش, from Sanskrit माष — any Old World bean; urad.
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Ancestry of “ماشي”, step by step
ماشي traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic ماش
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | ماش | pedestrian; foot soldier; infantry; narrator |
| 2 | Persian | ماش | mung bean and mungo bean "Vigna mungo", ماش سیاه |
| 3 | Sanskrit | माष | any Old World bean; urad |
via Arabic [[مَا]] [[شَيْء]]
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | [[مَا]] [[شَيْء]] | — |