Where does “မာန်” come from?

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

မာန် (Mon): pride

Definitions

  1. pride

Ancestry of “မာန်”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palimānapride; conceit
2Sanskritमानopinion; notion; conception; idea
3Sanskritमाdon't; accusative singular of अहम्; to sound,...
4Proto-IranianmáH—
5Proto-Indo-IranianmaHdo not; prohibitive particle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁prohibitive particle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maH →Every word from Proto-Iranian máH →
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