Where does “maṁsa” come from?

maṁsa (Pali) comes from Sanskrit मांस, from Proto-Indo-Iranian māmsám, from Proto-Indo-European mḗms, from Proto-Indo-European mems-, from Proto-Indo-European me-ms-, from Proto-Indo-European mes-.

maṁsa (Pali): flesh, meat

Definitions

  1. flesh, meat

Ancestry of “maṁsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमांसflesh, meat flesh; Name of a mixed caste
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmāmsámflesh, meat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗmsflesh, meat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmems-flesh, meat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanme-ms-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmes-—

Words derived from “maṁsa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mes- →