Where does “अमावास्या” come from?
अमावास्या (Sanskrit) comes from Rajasthani अमा, from Sanskrit अम्बा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian (H)anmáH.
अमावास्या (Sanskrit): day of the new moon
Ancestry of “अमावास्या”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Rajasthani | अमा | mother |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अम्बा | a mother, good woman |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | (H)anmáH | — |
Words derived from “अमावास्या”