Where does “आमाजु” come from?

आमाजु (Nepali) comes from Nepali आमा, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀫𑀸, from Sanskrit अम्बा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian (H)anmáH.

आमाजु (Nepali): husband's elder sister; sister-in-law

Definitions

  1. husband's elder sister; sister-in-law

Ancestry of “आमाजु”, step by step

आमाजु traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Nepali आमा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Nepaliआमाmother
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀅𑀁𑀫𑀸—
3Sanskritअम्बाa mother, good woman
4Proto-Indo-Iranian(H)anmáH—

via Nepali ज्यू

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Nepaliज्यू—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian (H)anmáH →Every word from Sanskrit अम्बा →Every word from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀫𑀸 →