Where does “megalos” come from?

megalos (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

Ancestry of “megalos”, step by step

megalos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

via Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂los

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂losgreat

Words derived from “megalos

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s