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

Definitions

  1. the great ocean

Ancestry of “mahāsamudda”, step by step

mahāsamudda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali samudda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palisamuddathe ocean, a large body of water; a large...
2Sanskritसमुद्रthe sea; ocean
3Sanskritसम्-with, together with, along with, together,...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniansam-together, joint, paired
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

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,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Sanskrit सम्- →Every word from Sanskrit समुद्र →