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 éǵh₂Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian máyaHEvery word from Sanskrit मया
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