Where does “mahaduta” come from?

mahaduta (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian maha-, from Malay maha-, from Sanskrit महा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

Ancestry of “mahaduta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianmaha-great; large, big, huge; mega-
2Malaymaha-supreme; great; large, big, huge
3Sanskritमहाcombining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanmaźʰā́—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianmaȷ́ʰā́big, great
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́ →