Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/māmsám

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *mēms-ó-m, thematicization of *mḗms, from *mems- (“flesh, meat”).

Noun

*māmsám n

flesh, meat

Declension

neuter a-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*māmsam	*māmsay	*māmsaH
vocative	*māmsam	*māmsay	*māmsaH
accusative	*māmsam	*māmsay	*māmsaH
instrumental	*māmsā	*māmsaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām	*māmsāyš
ablative	*māmsāt	*māmsaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām	*māmsaybʰyas
dative	*māmsāy	*māmsaybʰyaH, -ābʰyām	*māmsaybʰyas
genitive	*māmsasya	*māmsayās	*māmsāna(H)m
locative	*māmsay	*māmsayaw	*māmsayšu

Descendants

Indo-Aryan: *māmsám
- Sanskrit: मांस (māṃsá)
  - Dardic: *māṃsá
    - Dameli: [script needed] (mās)
    - Domaaki: [script needed] (mos)
    - Kalami: [script needed] (mā̃s)
    - Kalasha: [script needed] (mõs), [script needed] (mos)
    - Kashmiri: [script needed] (mās), [script needed] (māz)
    - Kohistani Shina: [script needed] (mos)
    - Phalura: [script needed] (mahās)
    - Savi: [script needed] (mās)
    - Shina: [script needed] (mos)
    - Tirahi: [script needed] (mās)
    - Torwali: [script needed] (mās)
    - Wotapuri-Katarqalai: [script needed] (mās)
  - Helu:
    - Dhivehi: މަސް‎ (mas)
    - Sinhalese: මස් (mas), මහ (maha)
  - Magadhi Prakrit:
    - Assamese: মঙহ (moṅoh)
    - Bengali: মাস (mas)
    - Bihari:
      - Bhojpuri: माँस (mā̃s)
      - Maithili: मास (mās), मासु (māsu)
  - Maharastri Prakrit:
    - Konkani: मास (mās)
    - Marathi: माँस (mŏns), मास (mās)
  - Pali: maṁsa
  - Sauraseni Prakrit:
    - Garhwali: मासु (māsu)
    - Gujarati: માંસ (mā̃s)
    - Hindustani:
      Hindi: माँस (mā̃s), मास (mās), मासा (māsā)
      Urdu: مانس‎‎ (mā̃s)
    - Kumaoni: मासु (māsu)
    - Nepali: मासु (māsu)
    - Punjabi: ਮਾਸ (mās)
    - Romani: mas
    - Sindhi: माहु (māhu)
Nuristani: *mā̃sá
- Northern Nuristani:
  - Kamkata-viri:
    Kamviri: mus
    Kativiri: mus
  - Prasuni: musuk
- Southern Nuristani:
  - Ashkun: mos
  - Waigali: mus