Where does “तापमान” come from?

तापमान (Hindi) comes from Hindi मान, from Sanskrit मान, from Sanskrit मा, from Proto-Iranian máH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maH, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ — prohibitive particle.

तापमान (Hindi): temperature

Definitions

  1. temperature

Ancestry of “तापमान”, step by step

तापमान traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi मान

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमानmeasuring, measurement; a measure; standard
2Sanskritमानopinion; notion; conception; idea
3Sanskritमाdon't; accusative singular of अहम्; to sound,...
4Proto-IranianmáH—
5Proto-Indo-IranianmaHdo not; prohibitive particle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁prohibitive particle

via Hindi ताप

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiतापheat, warmth; fever
2Sanskritतापheating; heat, pain, torment
3Proto-Indo-Iraniantāpásheat
4Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maH →Every word from Proto-Iranian máH →