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Where does “maharadzsa” come from?

maharadzsa (Hungarian) comes from English maharaja, from Hindi महाराजा, from Sanskrit महाराज, from Sanskrit महा, from Sanskrit महायान, from Sanskrit यान, from Proto-Indo-Aryan yáHnam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáHnam — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

maharadzsa (Hungarian): maharaja

Definitions

  1. maharaja

Ancestry of “maharadzsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmaharajaA Hindu monarch ranking above a raja, an emperor
2Hindiमहाराजाmaharaja, king
3Sanskritमहाराज—
4Sanskritमहाcombining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,...
5Sanskritमहायान—
6Sanskritयानcarriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,...
7Proto-Indo-AryanyáHnam—
8Proto-Indo-IranianyáHnam—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyéh₂-nom—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

Words derived from “maharadzsa”

  • maharadzsák
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