Where does “ਨਿਰਮਾਣ” come from?

ਨਿਰਮਾਣ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit निर्माण, from Sanskrit निर्मा, from Sanskrit मा, from Proto-Iranian máH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maH, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ — prohibitive particle.

ਨਿਰਮਾਣ (Punjabi): construction, building

Definitions

  1. construction, building

Ancestry of “ਨਿਰਮਾਣ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनिर्माणbuild
2Sanskritनिर्माto mete out, measure
3Sanskritमाdon't; accusative singular of अहम्; to sound,...
4Proto-IranianmáH—
5Proto-Indo-IranianmaHdo not; prohibitive particle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁prohibitive particle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maH →Every word from Proto-Iranian máH →