Where does “यान” come from?
यान (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit यान, from Sanskrit महायान, from Sanskrit महा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
यान (Hindi): vehicle, coach
Ancestry of “यान”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | यान | carriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | महायान | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | maźʰā́ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maȷ́ʰā́ | big, great |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |