Where does “अर्धमास” come from?
अर्धमास (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit मास, from Proto-Indo-European mḗms, from Proto-Indo-European mems-, from Proto-Indo-European me-ms-, from Proto-Indo-European mes-.
अर्धमास (Sanskrit): a fortnight, a halfmonth
Definitions
- a fortnight, a halfmonth
Ancestry of “अर्धमास”, step by step
अर्धमास traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit मास
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | मास | moon; a month or the 12th part of the Hindu year;... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗms | flesh, meat |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mems- | flesh, meat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | me-ms- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mes- | — |
via Sanskrit अर्ध
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अर्ध | half, halved, forming a half; the half; one part... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hárdʰas | division, half |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁érdʰ-o-s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |