Where does “ইমান” come from?
ইমান (Assamese) comes from Assamese ই, from Sanskrit एष, from Sanskrit इयत्तक, from Sanskrit -तक, from Sanskrit तद्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sá, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
ইমান (Assamese): this much
Definitions
- this much
Ancestry of “ইমান”, step by step
ইমান traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Assamese ই
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assamese | ই | it; he |
| 2 | Sanskrit | एष | gliding, running, hastening; nominative singular... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | इयत्तक | so small, little |
| 4 | Sanskrit | -तक | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | तद् | it; that; this |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sá | he |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via Assamese মান
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assamese | মান | respect, honor; value, grade, degree, rank;... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मान | opinion; notion; conception; idea |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मा | don't; accusative singular of अहम्; to sound,... |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | máH | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maH | do not; prohibitive particle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁ | prohibitive particle |