Where does “মহিলা” come from?
মহিলা (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit महिला, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
মহিলা (Assamese): woman, lady
Ancestry of “মহিলা”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | महिला | a woman, female; a woman literally or... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maȷ́ʰā́ | big, great |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |