Where does “মতা মানুহ” come from?

মতা মানুহ (Assamese) comes from Assamese মতা, from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀫𑀁𑀢, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀸, from Sanskrit मा, from Proto-Iranian máH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maH, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ — prohibitive particle.

মতা মানুহ (Assamese): man

Definitions

  1. man

Ancestry of “মতা মানুহ”, step by step

মতা মানুহ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese মতা

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseমতাmale; man, male animals; husband
2Magadhi Prakrit𑀫𑀁𑀢
3Ashokan Prakrit𑀫𑀸not, do not prohibitive particle
4Sanskritमाdon't; accusative singular of अहम्; to sound,...
5Proto-IranianmáH
6Proto-Indo-IranianmaHdo not; prohibitive particle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁prohibitive particle

via Assamese মানুহ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseমানুহhuman, person; people
2Old Assameseমানুষ
3Sanskritमनुष्यhuman, manly, useful or friendly to man; a man,...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanmanuṣyás
5Proto-Indo-Iranianmanušyás
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmon-man, human being
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maHEvery word from Proto-Iranian máH
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