Where does “मंत्रालय” come from?
मंत्रालय (Hindi) comes from Hindi आलय, from Sanskrit आलय, from Sanskrit आ-, from Sanskrit आ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH.
मंत्रालय (Hindi): ministry
Definitions
- ministry
Ancestry of “मंत्रालय”, step by step
मंत्रालय traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi आलय
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | आलय | place, home |
| 2 | Sanskrit | आलय | house, dwelling; receptacle, asylum |
| 3 | Sanskrit | आ- | up, upon, on |
| 4 | Sanskrit | आ | separated form of आ-; With senses determined by... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *HáH | — |
via Hindi मंत्री
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | मंत्री | head; queen |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मन्त्रिन् | Minister, councilor, counselor, scholar |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मन्त्र | sacred text or speech; a prayer or song of praise... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *mántras | meditation, chanting |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |