Words that come from Proto-Indo-Aryan “maźʰā́”

90 words across 22 languages descend from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́ — including Maharashtra, Mahayana, Mahabharata, maharaja, Maharashtrian, maharajah, mahatma, maharishi.

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Sanskrit (17)

Telugu (15)

Hindi (12)

English (11)

Marathi (4)

Malay (4)

Old Marathi (4)

Indonesian (3)

Dutch (2)

Buginese (2)

Hungarian (2)

Urdu (2)

Gujarati (2)

Sauraseni Prakrit (2)

Irish (1)

Chinese (1)

Mauritian Creole (1)

Punjabi (1)

Thai (1)

French (1)

Maharastri Prakrit (1)

Classical Malay (1)