Where does “mahāsamudda” come from?
mahāsamudda (Pali) comes from Pali samudda, from Sanskrit समुद्र, from Sanskrit सम्-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sam-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
mahāsamudda (Pali): the great ocean
Ancestry of “mahāsamudda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Pali | samudda | the ocean, a large body of water; a large... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | समुद्र | the sea; ocean |
| 3 | Sanskrit | सम्- | with, together with, along with, together,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sam- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |