Where does “मेंह” come from?

मेंह (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑁂𑀳, from Sanskrit मेघ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hmaygʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hmaygʰás, from Proto-Indo-European h₃moygʰós — fog, cloud.

मेंह (Hindi): rain; rainfall

Definitions

  1. rain; rainfall

Ancestry of “मेंह”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀫𑁂𑀳—
2Sanskritमेघa cloud; a mass, multitude; a particular rāga
3Proto-Indo-AryanHmaygʰás—
4Proto-Indo-IranianHmaygʰáscloud
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃moygʰósfog, cloud
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃moygʰós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hmaygʰás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hmaygʰás →