Where does “māna” come from?

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

māna (Pali): pride; conceit

Definitions

  1. pride; conceit

Ancestry of “māna”, step by step

māna 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 Pali ākāra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliākārathe letter 'ā'; state, condition; quality,...
2SanskritअकारThe Devanagari letter अ; The vowel sound /ɐ/
3Sanskritकारgain, prize, booty; contest, war; an act, action
4Sanskritकृto make
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “māna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maH →Every word from Proto-Iranian máH →