Where does “මස්” come from?

මස් (Sinhalese) comes from Sanskrit मांस, 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-.

මස් (Sinhalese): meat

Definitions

  1. meat

Ancestry of “මස්”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमांसflesh, meat flesh; Name of a mixed caste
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmāmsámflesh, meat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗmsflesh, meat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmems-flesh, meat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanme-ms-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmes-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European me-ms- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mems- →