Where does “𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀢” come from?

𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀢 (Prakrit) comes from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀢, from Sanskrit महामात्र, from Sanskrit महा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀢 (Prakrit): mahout, elephant driver

Definitions

  1. mahout, elephant driver

Ancestry of “𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀢”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ashokan Prakrit𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀢mahāmātra, official, administrator
2Sanskritमहामात्रhigh official
3Sanskritमहाcombining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanmaźʰā́—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianmaȷ́ʰā́big, great
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́ →