Where does “मज्जा” come from?

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

मज्जा (Sanskrit): marrow (of the bones), pith

Definitions

  1. marrow (of the bones), pith

Ancestry of “मज्जा”, step by step

मज्जा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit मज्जन्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमज्जन्marrow (of the bones), pith
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmazǰʰā́marrow, pith; brain
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmosgʰósmarrow; brain

via Proto-Indo-Aryan maźźʰā́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanmaźźʰā́—

Words derived from “मज्जा”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mosgʰós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mazǰʰā́ →Every word from Sanskrit मज्जन् →