Where does “ومان” come from?
ومان (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit विमान, from Sanskrit मान, from Sanskrit मा, from Proto-Iranian máH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maH, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ — prohibitive particle.
ومان (Urdu): airplane; aircraft; airliner
Definitions
- airplane; aircraft; airliner
Ancestry of “ومان”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | विमान | devoid of honour, disgraced; disrespect,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मान | opinion , notion , conception , idea; purpose ,... |
| 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 |