Where does “मान्य” come from?

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

मान्य (Sanskrit): to be respected or honoured, worthy of honour, respectable, venerable

Definitions

  1. to be respected or honoured, worthy of honour, respectable, venerable

Ancestry of “मान्य”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमानopinion; notion; conception; idea
2Sanskritमाdon't; accusative singular of अहम्; to sound,...
3Proto-IranianmáH—
4Proto-Indo-IranianmaHdo not; prohibitive particle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁prohibitive particle

Words derived from “मान्य”

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