Where does “मान” come from?

मान (Marathi) comes from Sanskrit मान, from Sanskrit मा, from Proto-Iranian máH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maH, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ — prohibitive particle.

मान (Marathi): the back of the neck

Definitions

  1. the back of the neck

Ancestry of “मान”, step by step

मान traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit मान

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमानopinion; notion; conception; idea
2Sanskritमाdon't; accusative singular of अहम्; to sound,...
3Proto-IranianmáH—
4Proto-Indo-IranianmaHdo not; prohibitive particle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁prohibitive particle

via Sanskrit मन्या

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमन्याnape; back of the neck
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmon-man, human being
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maH →Every word from Proto-Iranian máH →