Where does “Māyā” come from?

Māyā (Pali) comes from Sanskrit माया, from Sanskrit मा, from Proto-Iranian máH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maH, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ — prohibitive particle.

Māyā (Pali): fraud

Definitions

  1. fraud

Ancestry of “Māyā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमायाart, wisdom, inhuman or supernatural power;...
2Sanskritमाdon't; accusative singular of अहम्; to sound,...
3Proto-IranianmáH—
4Proto-Indo-IranianmaHdo not; prohibitive particle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁prohibitive particle

Words derived from “Māyā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ →