Where does “samāna” come from?

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

samāna (Pali): samana, sramana, a person who has abandoned society and property for religious reasons but does not follow the Vedas

Definitions

  1. samana, sramana, a person who has abandoned society and property for religious reasons but does not follow the Vedas

Ancestry of “samāna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SanskritसमानOne of the five vital airs; same, identical,...
2Sanskritमानopinion; notion; conception; idea
3Sanskritमाdon't; accusative singular of अहम्; to sound,...
4Proto-IranianmáH—
5Proto-Indo-IranianmaHdo not; prohibitive particle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁prohibitive particle

Words derived from “samāna”

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