Where does “pramana” come from?

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

pramana (English): means of knowledge

Definitions

  1. means of knowledge

Ancestry of “pramana”, 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 “pramana”

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