Where does “అమావాస్య” come from?

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

అమావాస్య (Telugu): the fifteenth day of the dark half of every lunar month

Definitions

  1. the fifteenth day of the dark half of every lunar month

Ancestry of “అమావాస్య”, 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 →