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Where does “मज्जा” come from?

मज्जा (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit मज्जन्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mazǰʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European mosgʰós — marrow; brain.

Ancestry of “मज्जा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमज्जन्marrow , pith
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmazǰʰā́marrow, pith; brain
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmosgʰósmarrow; brain
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