Where does “mal” come from?

mal (Kapampangan) comes from Malay mahal, from Javanese mahal, from Kawi maharga, from Sanskrit महार्घ, from Sanskrit महा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

mal (Kapampangan): dear; precious; cherished

Definitions

  1. dear; precious; cherished

Ancestry of “mal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymahalexpensive
2Javanesemahal—
3Kawimaharga—
4Sanskritमहार्घcostly, expensive, high-priced; very precious or...
5Sanskritमहाcombining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,...
6Proto-Indo-Aryanmaźʰā́—
7Proto-Indo-Iranianmaȷ́ʰā́big, great
8Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

Words derived from “mal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́ →