Where does “प्रमाण” come from?

प्रमाण (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit प्रमाण, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pramaHnam, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁nom, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

प्रमाण (Hindi): proof, evidence, vindication, authentication,...

Definitions

  1. proof, evidence, vindication, authentication,...

Ancestry of “प्रमाण”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritप्रमाणproof, authority; any proof, testimony, or...
2Proto-Indo-IranianpramaHnam—
3Proto-Indo-European*meh₁nom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “प्रमाण”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁nom →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pramaHnam →