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Where does “mazdʰáH” come from?

mazdʰáH (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian mazdʰáH, from Proto-Indo-European mn̥s-dʰéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European meHndʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

Ancestry of “mazdʰáH”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianmazdʰáHwisdom, intelligence
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmn̥s-dʰéh₂—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanmeHndʰ-vivacious; wisdom; to pay attention to
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “mazdʰáH”

  • मेधा
  • मेधा
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