Where does “megaparsek” come from?

megaparsek (Finnish) comes from Finnish mega-, from Ancient Greek μέγας, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

megaparsek (Finnish): megaparsec

Definitions

  1. megaparsec

Ancestry of “megaparsek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmega-mega
2Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Ancient Greek μέγας →Every word from Finnish mega- →