Where does “maya” come from?

maya (Malay) comes from Pali Māyā, from Sanskrit माया, from Sanskrit मा, from Proto-Iranian máH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maH, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ — prohibitive particle.

maya (Malay): illusionary

Definitions

  1. illusionary

Ancestry of “maya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PaliMāyāfraud
2Sanskritमायाart, wisdom, inhuman or supernatural power;...
3Sanskritमाdon't; accusative singular of अहम्; to sound,...
4Proto-IranianmáH—
5Proto-Indo-IranianmaHdo not; prohibitive particle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁prohibitive particle

Words derived from “maya”

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