Where does “समान” come from?

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

समान (Sanskrit): One of the five vital airs; same, identical,...

Definitions

  1. One of the five vital airs; same, identical,...

Ancestry of “समान”, step by step

समान traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit मान

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

via Sanskrit स

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसan anapest; a snake; air, wind
2Sanskritइto go
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éy-he, this

Words derived from “समान”

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