Where does “आर्यमन” come from?
आर्यमन (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit अर्यमन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan aryamā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian aryamā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian áryas — Aryan.
Ancestry of “आर्यमन”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | अर्यमन् | a friend, play-fellow, companion |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | aryamā́ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | aryamā́ | fellow, companion; member of one's tribe or clan |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | áryas | Aryan |