Where does “મહાસાગર” come from?

મહાસાગર (Gujarati) comes from Gujarati સાગર, from Sanskrit सागर, from Sanskrit सगर, from Sanskrit गर, from Sanskrit गुरु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gr̥Húṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

મહાસાગર (Gujarati): ocean

Definitions

  1. ocean

Ancestry of “મહાસાગર”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiસાગરocean, sea
2Sanskritसागरocean
3Sanskritसगरocean
4Sanskritगरmountain, top
5Sanskritगुरुheavy; weighty
6Proto-Indo-Aryangr̥Húṣ—
7Proto-Indo-Iraniangr̥Húšheavy
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
9Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš →