Where does “षण्मास” come from?

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

षण्मास (Sanskrit): a period of six months, half a year

Definitions

  1. a period of six months, half a year

Ancestry of “षण्मास”, step by step

षण्मास traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit मास

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमासmoon; a month or the 12th part of the Hindu year;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗmsflesh, meat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmems-flesh, meat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanme-ms-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmes-—

via Sanskrit षष्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritषष्six
2Proto-Indo-Aryanṣwáṭṣsix
3Proto-Indo-Iranianšwáćšsix
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “षण्मास”

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