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Where does “New Hampshirite” come from?

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

New Hampshirite (English): A native or resident of the state of New...

Definitions

  1. A native or resident of the state of New...

Ancestry of “New Hampshirite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNew Hampshire—
2EnglishNew—
3EnglishMANInitialism of Metropolitan Area Network
4Middle EnglishmanTypically singular, indefinite pronoun: one, you;...
5Old Englishmānbad, criminal, false; shameful act; crime;...
6Sanskritमहादेव—
7Sanskritमहाcombining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,...
8Sanskritमहायान—
9Sanskritयानcarriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,...
10Proto-Indo-AryanyáHnam—
11Proto-Indo-IranianyáHnam—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanyéh₂-nom—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel
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