Where does “𑀫𑀸” come from?

𑀫𑀸 (Old Tamil) comes from Sanskrit महा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

𑀫𑀸 (Old Tamil): big

Definitions

  1. big

Ancestry of “𑀫𑀸”, step by step

𑀫𑀸 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit महा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमहाcombining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanmaźʰā́—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmaȷ́ʰā́big, great
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

via Dravidian *mā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dravidian*mā—

Words derived from “𑀫𑀸”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́ →