Where does “maġġur” come from?

maġġur (Maltese) comes from Italian maggiore, from Latin māior, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.

maġġur (Maltese): major

Definitions

major

Ancestry of “maġġur”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	maggiore	bigger, greater; biggest, greatest; longer,...
2	Latin	māior	ancestors, forefathers; advanced in years, the aged; the elders
3	Latin	magnus	large, big; great; important
4	Proto-Indo-European	meǵh₂-	big, great; great; big, stour, great

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- →Every word from Latin magnus →Every word from Latin māior →