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Where does “مهسا” come from?

مهسا (Persian) comes from Persian مه, from French mai, from Old French mai, from Latin Māius, from Latin Maia, from Ancient Greek μαῖα, from Ancient Greek μήτηρ, from Proto-Hellenic mā́tēr — mother.

Ancestry of “مهسا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianمهAlternative form of ماه; fog, mist; I, me
2FrenchmaiMay
3Old Frenchmai—
4LatinMāius—
5LatinMaianominative feminine singular of Maius; nominative...
6Ancient Greekμαῖαmidwife; foster mother, nurse; good mother, dame
7Ancient Greekμήτηρmother; source or origin
8Proto-Hellenicmā́tērmother
9Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →