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Where does “New Hampshire” come from?

New Hampshire (English) comes from English New, from English MAN, from Middle English man, from Old English mān, from Sanskrit महादेव, from Sanskrit महा, from Sanskrit महायान, from Sanskrit यान — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

Ancestry of “New Hampshire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNew—
2EnglishMANInitialism of Metropolitan Area Network
3Middle EnglishmanTypically singular, indefinite pronoun: one, you;...
4Old Englishmānbad, criminal, false; shameful act; crime;...
5Sanskritमहादेव—
6Sanskritमहाcombining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,...
7Sanskritमहायान—
8Sanskritयानcarriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,...
9Proto-Indo-AryanyáHnam—
10Proto-Indo-IranianyáHnam—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyéh₂-nom—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

Words derived from “New Hampshire”

  • New Hampshirite
  • ニューハンプシャー
  • New Hampshire
  • Niihémpshoo hahoodzo
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