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

  1. voter, one who votes

Ancestry of “मतदाता”, step by step

मतदाता 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 दाता

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiदाताgiver, bestower
2Sanskritदाताinflection of दातृ : ## nominative singular ##...
3Sanskritदातृgiver, donor, liberal
4Sanskrit-तृDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone or something who has performed the verb's action
5Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
6Proto-Indo-European-tor-s
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maHEvery word from Proto-Iranian máH