Where does “మతి” come from?
మతి (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit मति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian matíš, from Proto-Indo-European mn̥tís, from Proto-Indo-European méntis, from Indo-European *men-.
మతి (Telugu): mind, understanding, intellect, discrimination,...
Definitions
- mind, understanding, intellect, discrimination,...
Ancestry of “మతి”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | मति | devotion, prayer, worship, hymn, sacred... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | matíš | thought |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mn̥tís | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | méntis | thought |
| 5 | Indo-European | *men- | — |