Where does “মানা” come from?

মানা (Bengali) comes from Classical Persian منع, from Arabic مَنَعَ — to prevent, forbid; to forbid.

মানা (Bengali): to accept, to admit

Definitions

  1. to accept, to admit

Ancestry of “মানা”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianمنع—
2Arabicمَنَعَto prevent, forbid; to forbid
Every word from Arabic مَنَعَ →Every word from Classical Persian منع →