Where does “मापना” come from?

मापना (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit मापयति, from Sanskrit मा, from Proto-Iranian máH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maH, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ — prohibitive particle.

मापना (Hindi): to measure a property of a substance or object

Definitions

  1. to measure a property of a substance or object

Ancestry of “मापना”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमापयतिcauses to be measured or built
2Sanskritमाdon't; accusative singular of अहम्; to sound,...
3Proto-IranianmáH—
4Proto-Indo-IranianmaHdo not; prohibitive particle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁prohibitive particle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maH →Every word from Proto-Iranian máH →