Where does “ma” come from?

ma (Savi) comes from Sanskrit मया, from Proto-Indo-Iranian máyaH, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

ma (Savi): I; first-person singular personal pronoun

Definitions

  1. I; first-person singular personal pronoun

Ancestry of “ma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमयाmedical treatment; instrumental singular of...
2Proto-Indo-IranianmáyaH—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian máyaH →Every word from Sanskrit मया →