Where does “প্রমাণ” come from?

প্রমাণ (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit प्रमाण, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pramaHnam, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁nom, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

প্রমাণ (Bengali): evidence; proof

Definitions

  1. evidence; proof

Ancestry of “প্রমাণ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritप्रमाणproof, authority; any proof, testimony, or...
2Proto-Indo-IranianpramaHnam—
3Proto-Indo-European*meh₁nom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “প্রমাণ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁nom →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pramaHnam →