Where does “mahāpurisa” come from?

mahāpurisa (Pali) comes from Pali mahā, from Pali latā, from Sanskrit लता, from Proto-Indo-European lenteh₂, from Proto-Indo-European lent- — tree with supple branches; supple; bendsome,...

mahāpurisa (Pali): great man

Definitions

  1. great man

Ancestry of “mahāpurisa”, step by step

mahāpurisa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali mahā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palimahāablative singular of maha; nominative/vocative...
2Palilatācreeper
3Sanskritलताa creeper, any creeping or winding plant or...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlenteh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlent-tree with supple branches; supple; bendsome,...

via Pali purisa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palipurisaa man; person
2Sanskritपुरिष—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenteh₂ →Every word from Sanskrit लता →