Where does “ماشي” come from?

ماشي (South Levantine Arabic) comes from Arabic ماش, from Persian ماش, from Sanskrit माष — any Old World bean; urad.

ماشي (South Levantine Arabic): going well; fine, OK

Definitions

  1. going well; fine, OK

Ancestry of “ماشي”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicماشpedestrian; foot soldier; infantry; narrator
2Persianماشmung bean and mungo bean "Vigna mungo", ماش سیاه
3Sanskritमाषany Old World bean; urad
Every word from Sanskrit माष →Every word from Persian ماش →Every word from Arabic ماش →