Where does “चतुर्मास” come from?

चतुर्मास (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit चतुर्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ćatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

चतुर्मास (Sanskrit): a period of four months

Definitions

  1. a period of four months

Ancestry of “चतुर्मास”, step by step

चतुर्मास traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit चतुर्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचतुर्four
2Proto-Indo-Aryanćatwā́ras—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniančatwā́rasfour
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Sanskrit मास

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमासmoon; a month or the 12th part of the Hindu year;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗmsflesh, meat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmems-flesh, meat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanme-ms-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmes-—

Words derived from “चतुर्मास”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čatwā́ras →