Where does “মাহাত্ম্য” come from?
মাহাত্ম্য (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit माहात्म्य, from Sanskrit महात्मन्, from Sanskrit महा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
মাহাত্ম্য (Bengali): greatness, nobility, excellence, sublimity
Definitions
- greatness, nobility, excellence, sublimity
Ancestry of “মাহাত্ম্য”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | माहात्म्य | magnanimity, highmindedness; exalted state or... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | महात्मन् | having a great soul; magnanimous, high-minded,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | maźʰā́ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maȷ́ʰā́ | big, great |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |