Where does “మాయావాదము” come from?

మాయావాదము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit माया, from Sanskrit मा, from Proto-Iranian máH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maH, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ — prohibitive particle.

మాయావాదము (Telugu): the doctrine that the phenomenal universe is a...

Definitions

  1. the doctrine that the phenomenal universe is a...

Ancestry of “మాయావాదము”, step by step

మాయావాదము traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit माया

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमायाart, wisdom, inhuman or supernatural power;...
2Sanskritमाdon't; accusative singular of अहम्; to sound,...
3Proto-IranianmáH—
4Proto-Indo-IranianmaHdo not; prohibitive particle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁prohibitive particle

via Telugu వాదము

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguవాదముa discussion, debate, controversy; a dispute,...
2Sanskritवादspeaking, saying; making sound, playing an...
3Sanskritवद्to speak; API 10 U
4Proto-Indo-European*h₂wedH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maH →Every word from Proto-Iranian máH →