Where does “amas” come from?

amas (Tagalog) comes from Malay emas, from Sanskrit माष — any Old World bean; urad.

amas (Tagalog): a grain of gold

Definitions

  1. a grain of gold

Ancestry of “amas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayemasgold
2Sanskritमाषany Old World bean; urad
Every word from Sanskrit माष →Every word from Malay emas →
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