Where does “мегақала” come from?

мегақала (Kazakh) comes from Russian мега-, from Ancient Greek μέγας, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

мегақала (Kazakh): megacity

Definitions

  1. megacity

Ancestry of “мегақала”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмега-mega-
2Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Ancient Greek μέγας →Every word from Russian мега- →