English
Magha
Magha comes from Sanskrit माघ ‘relating to the constellation मघा (maghā)’.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEमाघmāgha‘relating to the constellation मघा (maghā)’
- Englishearliest quotation 2015Magha
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEमाघmāgha‘relating to the constellation मघा (maghā)’
- Englishearliest quotation 2015Magha
Earliest quotation: 2015, Tridip Suhrud, Sarasvatichandra I: “In the month of Magha, a vessel laid anchor…”
Every English word from Sanskrit माघ
Today it means
name A month of the Hindu calendar, corresponding with the Gregorian January/February.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit माघ / Magha