Where does “méga” come from?

méga (French) comes from Old Javanese megha, from Sanskrit मेघ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hmaygʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hmaygʰás, from Proto-Indo-European h₃moygʰós — fog, cloud.

méga (French): meg; very

Definitions

  1. meg; very

Ancestry of “méga”, step by step

méga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Javanese megha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesemeghacloud
2Sanskritमेघa cloud; a mass, multitude; a particular rāga
3Proto-Indo-AryanHmaygʰás—
4Proto-Indo-IranianHmaygʰáscloud
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃moygʰósfog, cloud

via French mégaoctet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmégaoctetmegabyte
2Frenchméga-mega-
3Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃moygʰós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hmaygʰás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hmaygʰás →