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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |
via Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂los
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂los | great |