Where does “মতি” come from?

মতি (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit मति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian matíš, from Proto-Indo-European mn̥tís, from Proto-Indo-European méntis, from Indo-European *men-.

মতি (Bengali): intelligence, intellect

Definitions

  1. intelligence, intellect

Ancestry of “মতি”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमतिdevotion, prayer, worship, hymn, sacred...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmatíšthought
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmn̥tís—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
5Indo-European*men-—
Every word from Indo-European *men- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méntis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mn̥tís →