Where does “महाराष्ट्र” come from?
महाराष्ट्र (Marathi) comes from Sanskrit महाराष्ट्र, from Sanskrit महत्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
Ancestry of “महाराष्ट्र”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | महाराष्ट्र | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | महत् | great, large, big, huge, ample, extensive, long,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maȷ́ʰā́ | big, great |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |