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Where does “maźʰiṣás” come from?

maźʰiṣás (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰišás, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂sós, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

Ancestry of “maźʰiṣás”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianmaȷ́ʰišás—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sós—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

Words derived from “maźʰiṣás”

  • महिष
  • म्हस
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