Where does “அமாவாசை” come from?

அமாவாசை (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit अमावास्या, from Rajasthani अमा, from Sanskrit अम्बा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian (H)anmáH.

அமாவாசை (Tamil): new moon

Definitions

  1. new moon

Ancestry of “அமாவாசை”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअमावास्याday of the new moon
2Rajasthaniअमाmother
3Sanskritअम्बाa mother, good woman
4Proto-Indo-Iranian(H)anmáH—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian (H)anmáH →Every word from Sanskrit अम्बा →Every word from Rajasthani अमा →