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
Ancestry of “pramana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | प्रमाण | proof, authority; any proof, testimony, or... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pramaHnam | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *meh₁nom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |