Where does “मतदाता” come from?
मतदाता (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.
मतदाता (Hindi): voter, one who votes
Definitions
- voter, one who votes
Ancestry of “मतदाता”, step by step
मतदाता traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi मत
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | मत | not, do not; prohibitive particle; opinion,... |
| 2 | Magadhi Prakrit | 𑀫𑀁𑀢 | — |
| 3 | Ashokan Prakrit | 𑀫𑀸 | not, do not prohibitive particle |
| 4 | Sanskrit | मा | don't; accusative singular of अहम्; to sound,... |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | máH | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maH | do not; prohibitive particle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁ | prohibitive particle |
via Hindi दाता
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | दाता | giver, bestower |
| 2 | Sanskrit | दाता | inflection of दातृ : ## nominative singular ##... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | दातृ | giver, donor, liberal |
| 4 | Sanskrit | -तृ | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone or something who has performed the verb's action |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |