Where does “पैमाना” come from?
पैमाना (Hindi) comes from Persian پیمانه, from Persian پیمودن, from Middle Persian paymūdan, from Proto-Iranian pati-, from Proto-Iranian *rādi-, from Proto-Iranian *rād-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HraHdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
पैमाना (Hindi): scale, magnitude; a measure
Definitions
- scale, magnitude; a measure
Ancestry of “पैमाना”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | پیمانه | cup, goblet |
| 2 | Persian | پیمودن | to measure; to traverse |
| 3 | Middle Persian | paymūdan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | pati- | against, toward; lord |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | *rādi- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | *rād- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HraHdʰ- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |