Where does “સામાન્ય” come from?
સામાન્ય (Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit सामान्य, from Sanskrit समान, from Sanskrit मान, from Sanskrit मा, from Proto-Iranian máH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maH, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ — prohibitive particle.
સામાન્ય (Gujarati): common, general, ordinary, generic
Definitions
- common, general, ordinary, generic
Ancestry of “સામાન્ય”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | सामान्य | common; similar; normal |
| 2 | Sanskrit | समान | One of the five vital airs; same, identical,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मान | opinion; notion; conception; idea |
| 4 | Sanskrit | मा | don't; accusative singular of अहम्; to sound,... |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | máH | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maH | do not; prohibitive particle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁ | prohibitive particle |