Where does “महत्त्वपूर्ण” come from?
महत्त्वपूर्ण (Hindi) comes from Hindi महत्त्व, from Sanskrit महत्त्व, from Sanskrit महत्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
महत्त्वपूर्ण (Hindi): important, primary
Ancestry of “महत्त्वपूर्ण”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | महत्त्व | importance, significance |
| 2 | Sanskrit | महत्त्व | greatness, the quality of being great |
| 3 | Sanskrit | महत् | great, large, big, huge, ample, extensive, long,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maȷ́ʰā́ | big, great |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |