Where does “मनमानी” come from?
मनमानी (Hindi) comes from Hindi मनमाना, from Hindi मानना, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀇, from Sanskrit मन्यते, from Proto-Indo-Aryan mányatay, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mányatay, from Proto-Indo-European mn̥yo-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
मनमानी (Hindi): heart's desire, self-will
Definitions
- heart's desire, self-will
Ancestry of “मनमानी”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | मनमाना | pleasing, agreeable, soothing |
| 2 | Hindi | मानना | to accept, agree; to acknowledge; to suppose,... |
| 3 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀫𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀇 | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | मन्यते | to think, believe, imagine, suppose, conjecture;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | mányatay | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mányatay | to think, consider |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mn̥yo- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |