Where does “maH-” come from?

maH- (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian *maH-, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

maH- (Proto-Iranian): to measure

Definitions

  1. to measure

Ancestry of “maH-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranian*maH-
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “maH-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *maH-