Where does “म्हारगाय” come from?

म्हारगाय (Konkani) comes from Konkani म्हारग, from Sanskrit महार्घ, from Sanskrit महा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

म्हारगाय (Konkani): inflation

Definitions

  1. inflation

Ancestry of “म्हारगाय”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Konkaniम्हारगexpensive
2Sanskritमहार्घcostly, expensive, high-priced; very precious or...
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 →