Where does “ہندومت” come from?
ہندومت (Urdu) comes from Urdu مت, from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀫𑀁𑀢, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀸, from Sanskrit मा, from Proto-Iranian máH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maH, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ — prohibitive particle.
ہندومت (Urdu): Hinduism
Definitions
- Hinduism
Ancestry of “ہندومت”, step by step
ہندومت traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Urdu مت
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urdu | مت | not, do not; prohibitive particle; religion,... |
| 2 | Magadhi Prakrit | 𑀫𑀁𑀢 | — |
| 3 | Ashokan Prakrit | 𑀫𑀸 | not, do not prohibitive particle |
| 4 | Sanskrit | मा | don't; accusative singular of अहम्; to sound,... |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | máH | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maH | do not; prohibitive particle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁ | prohibitive particle |