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Where does “mahatma” come from?

mahatma (English) comes from Sanskrit महात्मा — nominative singular of महात्मन्.

mahatma (English): An epithet granted in India and Tibet to people...

Definitions

  1. An epithet granted in India and Tibet to people...

Ancestry of “mahatma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमहात्माnominative singular of महात्मन्
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