Where does “ಮಹಾವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ” come from?

ಮಹಾವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ (Kannada) comes from Kannada ವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ, from Sanskrit विद्यालय, from Sanskrit आलय, from Sanskrit आ-, from Sanskrit आ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH.

ಮಹಾವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ (Kannada): college

Definitions

  1. college

Ancestry of “ಮಹಾವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ”, step by step

ಮಹಾವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kannada ವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kannadaವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯschool
2Sanskritविद्यालयabode or seat of learning, a school, college
3Sanskritआलयhouse, dwelling; receptacle, asylum
4Sanskritआ-up, upon, on
5Sanskritआseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
6Proto-Indo-Iranian*HáH—

via Kannada ಮಹಾ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kannadaಮಹಾgreat
2Sanskritमहाcombining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanmaźʰā́—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmaȷ́ʰā́big, great
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH →Every word from Sanskrit आ- →Every word from Sanskrit आ →