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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

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