Where does “маш” come from?
маш (Russian) comes from Kazakh мәш, from Persian ماش, from Sanskrit माष — any Old World bean; urad.
маш (Russian): mung bean
Ancestry of “маш”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Kazakh | мәш | — |
| 2 | Persian | ماش | mung bean and mungo bean "Vigna mungo", ماش سیاه |
| 3 | Sanskrit | माष | any Old World bean; urad |