Where does “মানদেশ” come from?

মানদেশ (Assamese) comes from Assamese মান, from Sanskrit मान, from Sanskrit मा, from Proto-Iranian máH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maH, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ — prohibitive particle.

Ancestry of “মানদেশ”, step by step

মানদেশ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese মান

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseমানrespect, honor; value, grade, degree, rank;...
2Sanskritमानopinion; notion; conception; idea
3Sanskritमाdon't; accusative singular of अहम्; to sound,...
4Proto-IranianmáH
5Proto-Indo-IranianmaHdo not; prohibitive particle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁prohibitive particle

via Assamese দেশ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseদেশcountry
2Sanskritदेशpoint, region, spot, place, part, portion;...
3Sanskritदिश्quarter; region; direction; place; part; quarter,...
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*dayć-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maHEvery word from Proto-Iranian máH