Where does “मास” come from?

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

मास (Sanskrit): moon; a month or the 12th part of the Hindu year;...

Definitions

  1. moon; a month or the 12th part of the Hindu year;...

Ancestry of “मास”, step by step

मास traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European mḗms

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

via Sanskrit मास्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमास्the moon; a month
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmā́Hasmoon; month
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “मास”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European me-ms- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mems- →