Where does “निर्माण” come from?

निर्माण (Nepali) comes from Sanskrit निर्माण, from Sanskrit निर्मा, from Sanskrit मा, from Proto-Iranian máH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maH, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ — prohibitive particle.

निर्माण (Nepali): building, construction

Definitions

  1. building, construction

Ancestry of “निर्माण”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनिर्माणbuild
2Sanskritनिर्माto mete out, measure
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 →