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
Ancestry of “मेंह”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀫𑁂𑀳 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मेघ | a cloud; a mass, multitude; a particular rāga |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hmaygʰás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hmaygʰás | cloud |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃moygʰós | fog, cloud |