Where does “മഹത്ത്വം” come from?

മഹത്ത്വം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit महत्त्व, from Sanskrit महत्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

മഹത്ത്വം (Malayalam): greatness, nobility

Definitions

  1. greatness, nobility

Ancestry of “മഹത്ത്വം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमहत्त्वgreatness, the quality of being great
2Sanskritमहत्great, large, big, huge, ample, extensive, long,...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmaȷ́ʰā́big, great
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́ →Every word from Sanskrit महत् →