Where does “મોંઘવારી” come from?

મોંઘવારી (Gujarati) comes from Gujarati મોંઘું, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀳𑀕𑁆𑀖, from Sanskrit महार्घ, from Sanskrit महा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

મોંઘવારી (Gujarati): expensiveness, costliness, or dearness of a specific good

Definitions

  1. expensiveness, costliness, or dearness of a specific good

Ancestry of “મોંઘવારી”, step by step

મોંઘવારી traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Gujarati મોંઘું

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiમોંઘુંexpensive, costly, of a high price; dear,...
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀫𑀳𑀕𑁆𑀖
3Sanskritमहार्घcostly, expensive, high-priced; very precious or...
4Sanskritमहाcombining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,...
5Proto-Indo-Aryanmaźʰā́
6Proto-Indo-Iranianmaȷ́ʰā́big, great
7Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

via Gujarati વારી

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiવારી
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́