Where does “-मान” come from?

-मान (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit अजति, from Proto-Indo-European *Háȷ́ati.

-मान (Hindi): ous; forms adjectives which are properly masculines, chiefly from nouns, having the sense 'possessed of...'

Definitions

  1. ous; forms adjectives which are properly masculines, chiefly from nouns, having the sense 'possessed of...'

Ancestry of “-मान”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअजतिto drive; to propel; to throw
2Proto-Indo-European*Háȷ́ati—

Words derived from “-मान”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *Háȷ́ati →Every word from Sanskrit अजति →