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Where does “मांस” come from?

मांस (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian māmsám, from Proto-Indo-European mḗms, from Proto-Indo-European mems-, from Proto-Indo-European me-ms-, from Proto-Indo-European mes-.

मांस (Sanskrit): flesh, meat flesh; Name of a mixed caste

Definitions

  1. flesh, meat flesh; Name of a mixed caste

Ancestry of “मांस”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianmāmsámflesh, meat
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗmsflesh, meat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmems-flesh, meat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanme-ms-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmes-—

Words derived from “मांस”

  • మాంసము
  • పందిమాంసము
  • माँस
  • मांस
  • মাংস
  • মাংস
  • ਮਾਸ
  • मासु
  • ಮಾಂಸ
  • ???
  • मास
  • mos
  • මස්
  • अमंख
  • अमांख
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