Where does “mas” come from?
mas (Rohingya) comes from Bengali মাছ, from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙, from Sanskrit मत्स्य, from Sanskrit पुराण, from Sanskrit -न, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
mas (Rohingya): fish
Definitions
- fish
Ancestry of “mas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengali | মাছ | fish |
| 2 | Magadhi Prakrit | 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मत्स्य | a fish; the first of ten avatars of the god... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | पुराण | belonging to ancient or olden times, ancient,... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | -न | forms nouns from roots |
| 6 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -nos | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |