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

Definitions

  1. day of the new moon

Ancestry of “अमावास्या”, step by step

अमावास्या traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Rajasthani अमा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Rajasthaniअमाmother
2Sanskritअम्बाa mother, good woman
3Proto-Indo-Iranian(H)anmáH—

via Sanskrit वास्य

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवास्य—

Words derived from “अमावास्या”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian (H)anmáH →Every word from Sanskrit अम्बा →Every word from Rajasthani अमा →