Where does “मास्” come from?

मास् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

मास् (Sanskrit): the moon; a month

Definitions

  1. the moon; a month

Ancestry of “मास्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianmā́Hasmoon; month
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “मास्”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has →