Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/maH

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *meh₁.

Particle

*maH

1. do not; prohibitive particle

Descendants

• Indo-Aryan: *máH
  • Sanskrit: मा (mā́)
    • Dardic: *mā́
      • Kalasha: mo
      • Kashmiri: مَہ‎ (mah)
    • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀫𑀁𑀢 (maṃta)
    • Pali: mā
    • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀫𑀁𑀢 (maṃta)
      • Hindustani:

        Hindi: मत (mat)

        Urdu: مت‎ (mat)

      • Punjabi: ਮਤ (mat)
• Iranian: *máH
  • Avestan: 𐬨𐬁‎ (mā)
  • Kurdish:
    • Northern Kurdish: me-
    • Central Kurdish: مە-‎ (me-)
  • Old Persian: 𐎶𐎠 (m-a /mā/)
    • Middle Persian: [script needed] (AL /ma/), 𐬨𐬀‎ (ma); Manichaean: [script needed] (mʾ /ma/)
      • Persian: مـ‎ (ma-)
  • Ossetian: ма (ma)
• Nuristani:
  • Waigali: [script needed] (ma), [script needed] (mi)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “mahyā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press