Where does “mān” come from?
mān (Old English) comes from Sanskrit महादेव, from Sanskrit महा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
mān (Old English): bad, criminal, false; shameful act; crime;...
Definitions
- bad, criminal, false; shameful act; crime;...
Ancestry of “mān”, step by step
mān traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit महादेव
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | महादेव | the "great God" |
| 2 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | maźʰā́ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maȷ́ʰā́ | big, great |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |
via Sanskrit मातृ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | मातृ | mother |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | máHtā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | máHtā | mother |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |
via Proto-Germanic mainą
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | mainą | damage, hurt; unjustice, sin |