Where does “मतगणना” come from?

मतगणना (Hindi) comes from Hindi मत, from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀫𑀁𑀢, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀸, from Sanskrit मा, from Proto-Iranian máH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maH, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ — prohibitive particle.

मतगणना (Hindi): vote-counting

Definitions

  1. vote-counting

Ancestry of “मतगणना”, step by step

मतगणना traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi मत

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमतnot, do not; prohibitive particle; opinion,...
2Magadhi Prakrit𑀫𑀁𑀢
3Ashokan Prakrit𑀫𑀸not, do not prohibitive particle
4Sanskritमाdon't; accusative singular of अहम्; to sound,...
5Proto-IranianmáH
6Proto-Indo-IranianmaHdo not; prohibitive particle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁prohibitive particle

via Hindi गणना

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiगणनाcalculation; counting, enumeration
2Sanskritगणना
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maHEvery word from Proto-Iranian máH