Where does “सम्मान” come from?

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

सम्मान (Sanskrit): respect

Definitions

  1. respect

Ancestry of “सम्मान”, 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 “सम्मान”

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