Where does “பிரமாணம்” come from?

பிரமாணம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit प्रमाण, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pramaHnam, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁nom, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

பிரமாணம் (Tamil): measure, degree, quantity

Definitions

  1. measure, degree, quantity

Ancestry of “பிரமாணம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritप्रमाणproof, authority; any proof, testimony, or...
2Proto-Indo-IranianpramaHnam—
3Proto-Indo-European*meh₁nom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁nom →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pramaHnam →