Where does “विमान-पत्तन” come from?
विमान-पत्तन (Hindi) comes from Hindi विमान, from Sanskrit विमान, from Sanskrit मान, from Sanskrit मा, from Proto-Iranian máH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maH, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ — prohibitive particle.
विमान-पत्तन (Hindi): airport
Definitions
- airport
Ancestry of “विमान-पत्तन”, step by step
विमान-पत्तन traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi विमान
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | विमान | airplane, aircraft, airliner, jet |
| 2 | Sanskrit | विमान | devoid of honour, disgraced; disrespect,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मान | opinion; notion; conception; idea |
| 4 | Sanskrit | मा | don't; accusative singular of अहम्; to sound,... |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | máH | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maH | do not; prohibitive particle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁ | prohibitive particle |
via Hindi पत्तन
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | पत्तन | port, harbour |