Where does “मत” come from?

मत (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian matás, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

मत (Sanskrit): traversed, measured across; opinion

Definitions

  1. traversed, measured across; opinion

Ancestry of “मत”, step by step

मत traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Iranian matás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianmatás—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via Proto-Indo-European mn̥tós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmn̥tóshand

Words derived from “मत”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian matás →