Where does “म्हणून” come from?
म्हणून (Konkani) comes from Konkani म्हण्चे, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀪𑀡𑀇, from Sanskrit भनति, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
म्हणून (Konkani): thus, therefore
Ancestry of “म्हणून”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Konkani | म्हण्चे | to say, tell |
| 2 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀪𑀡𑀇 | to speak, say |
| 3 | Sanskrit | भनति | to sound, resound, call aloud, speak, declare |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |