Where does “māiorem” come from?

māiorem (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic magjōs, from Proto-Indo-European m̥ǵh₂yós, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

Ancestry of “māiorem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicmagjōscomparative degree of *magnos
2Proto-Indo-Europeanm̥ǵh₂yós—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-European m̥ǵh₂yós →Every word from Proto-Italic magjōs →