Where does “mā́Hah” come from?

mā́Hah (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

mā́Hah (Proto-Iranian): moon; month

Definitions

  1. moon; month

Ancestry of “mā́Hah”, step by step

mā́Hah traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianmā́Hasmoon; month
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Indo-Iranian *mā́Has

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indo-Iranian*mā́Has—

Words derived from “mā́Hah”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has →