Where does “द्रव्यमान” come from?
द्रव्यमान (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.
द्रव्यमान (Hindi): mass
Ancestry of “द्रव्यमान”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | मान | measuring, measurement; a measure; standard |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मान | opinion , notion , conception , idea; purpose ,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मा | don't; accusative singular of अहम्; to sound,... |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | máH | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maH | do not; prohibitive particle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁ | prohibitive particle |