Where does “మాయామాళవగౌళ” come from?
మాయామాళవగౌళ (Telugu) comes from Telugu మాయ, from Sanskrit माया, from Sanskrit मा, from Proto-Iranian máH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maH, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ — prohibitive particle.
Ancestry of “మాయామాళవగౌళ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Telugu | మాయ | illusion, unreality of all worldly existence;... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | माया | art, wisdom, inhuman or supernatural power;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मा | don't; accusative singular of अहम्; to sound,... |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | máH | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maH | do not; prohibitive particle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁ | prohibitive particle |