Where does “মহাভাৰত” come from?

মহাভাৰত (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit महाभारत, from Sanskrit महा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

মহাভাৰত (Assamese): Mahabharata

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Mahabharata

Ancestry of “মহাভাৰত”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	महाभारत	Mahabharata
2	Sanskrit	महा	combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,...
3	Proto-Indo-Aryan	maźʰā́	—
4	Proto-Indo-Iranian	maȷ́ʰā́	big, great
5	Proto-Indo-European	méǵh₂s	big, great

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