Where does “മാന്യൻ” come from?
മാന്യൻ (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit मान्य, from Sanskrit मान, from Sanskrit मा, from Proto-Iranian máH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maH, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ — prohibitive particle.
മാന്യൻ (Malayalam): gentleman, decent man
Definitions
- gentleman, decent man
Ancestry of “മാന്യൻ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | मान्य | to be respected or honoured, worthy of honour, respectable, venerable |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मान | opinion; notion; conception; idea |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मा | don't; accusative singular of अहम्; to sound,... |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | máH | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maH | do not; prohibitive particle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁ | prohibitive particle |