Where does “Maratha” come from?
Maratha (English) comes from Marathi मराठा, from Sanskrit महाराष्ट्र, from Sanskrit महत्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
Maratha (English): A member of a Hindu people from Maharashtra
Definitions
- A member of a Hindu people from Maharashtra
Ancestry of “Maratha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marathi | मराठा | Maratha; a Maharashtrian |
| 2 | Sanskrit | महाराष्ट्र | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | महत् | great, large, big, huge, ample, extensive, long,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maȷ́ʰā́ | big, great |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |