Where does “মহোৎসব” come from?

মহোৎসব (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit महोत्सव, from Sanskrit महा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

মহোৎসব (Bengali): festival, especially a grand or major religious/cultural festival

Definitions

  1. festival, especially a grand or major religious/cultural festival

Ancestry of “মহোৎসব”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमहोत्सवfestival; god of love; any great rejoicing
2Sanskritमहाcombining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanmaźʰā́—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmaȷ́ʰā́big, great
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́ →