Where does “महाभारत” come from?
महाभारत (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit महाभारत, from Sanskrit महा, from Sanskrit महायान, from Sanskrit यान, from Proto-Indo-Aryan yáHnam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European yéh₂-nom, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.
महाभारत (Hindi): a war of epic proportions; a world war
Definitions
- a war of epic proportions; a world war
Ancestry of “महाभारत”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | महाभारत | Mahabharata |
| 2 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | महायान | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | यान | carriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | yáHnam | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | yáHnam | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yéh₂-nom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₂- | to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel |