Where does “ਸਮਾਨ” come from?
ਸਮਾਨ (Punjabi) 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.
ਸਮਾਨ (Punjabi): equal, similar, like, alike
Definitions
- equal, similar, like, alike
Ancestry of “ਸਮਾਨ”, step by step
ਸਮਾਨ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit समान
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | समान | One of the five vital airs; same, identical,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मान | opinion; notion; conception; idea |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मा | don't; accusative singular of अहम्; to sound,... |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | máH | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maH | do not; prohibitive particle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁ | prohibitive particle |
via Classical Persian سامان
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | سامان | — |