Where does “meda” come from?

meda (Pali) comes from Sanskrit मेदस्, from Sanskrit अस्, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

meda (Pali): fat

Definitions

  1. fat

Ancestry of “meda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमेदस्fat, marrow, lymph; excessive fatness, corpulence
2Sanskritअस्to be; to throw
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Sanskrit अस् →Every word from Sanskrit मेदस् →