Where does “มาส” come from?

มาส (Thai) comes from Sanskrit मास, from Proto-Indo-European mḗms, from Proto-Indo-European mems-, from Proto-Indo-European me-ms-, from Proto-Indo-European mes-.

มาส (Thai): moon

Definitions

  1. moon

Ancestry of “มาส”, step by step

มาส traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit मास

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमासmoon; a month or the 12th part of the Hindu year;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗmsflesh, meat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmems-flesh, meat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanme-ms-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmes-—

via Pali māsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palimāsaa month; mungo bean, black matpe bean, "Vigna...
2Sanskritमाषany Old World bean; urad
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European me-ms- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mems- →