Where does “mas” come from?

mas (Romanian) comes from Russian маш, from Kazakh мәш, from Persian ماش, from Sanskrit माष — any Old World bean; urad.

mas (Romanian): putting up for the night, spending the night;...

Definitions

  1. putting up for the night, spending the night;...

Ancestry of “mas”, step by step

mas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian маш

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмашmung bean
2Kazakhмәш—
3Persianماشmung bean and mungo bean "Vigna mungo", ماش سیاه
4Sanskritमाषany Old World bean; urad

via Latin mānsum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmānsum—
2Latinmaneōto stay, remain, abide
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “mas”

Every word from Sanskrit माष →Every word from Persian ماش →Every word from Kazakh мәш →