Where does “mahila” come from?

mahila (English) comes from Hindi महिला, from Sanskrit महिला, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

mahila (English): Woman or women

Definitions

  1. Woman or women

Ancestry of “mahila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमहिलाlady, female, woman
2Sanskritमहिलाa woman, female; a woman literally or...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmaȷ́ʰā́big, great
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́ →Every word from Sanskrit महिला →