Where does “*māsa” come from?

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

*māsa (Proto-Nuristani): moon

Definitions

  1. moon

Ancestry of “*māsa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*māsa”

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