Where does “मा” come from?

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

मा (Sanskrit): don't; accusative singular of अहम्; to sound,...

Definitions

  1. don't; accusative singular of अहम्; to sound,...

Ancestry of “मा”, step by step

मा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Iranian máH

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-IranianmáH—
2Proto-Indo-IranianmaHdo not; prohibitive particle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁prohibitive particle

via Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “मा”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maH →Every word from Proto-Iranian máH →