Where does “মহাসাগৰ” come from?

মহাসাগৰ (Assamese) comes from Assamese সাগৰ, from Sanskrit सागर, from Sanskrit सगर, from Sanskrit गर, from Sanskrit गुरु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gr̥Húṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

মহাসাগৰ (Assamese): ocean

Definitions

  1. ocean

Ancestry of “মহাসাগৰ”, step by step

মহাসাগৰ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese সাগৰ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseসাগৰsea
2Sanskritसागरocean
3Sanskritसगरocean
4Sanskritगरmountain, top
5Sanskritगुरुheavy; weighty
6Proto-Indo-Aryangr̥Húṣ—
7Proto-Indo-Iraniangr̥Húšheavy
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
9Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

via Assamese মহা

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseমহাgreat, large
2Sanskritमहाcombining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanmaźʰā́—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmaȷ́ʰā́big, great
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš →