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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maȷ́ʰišás | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂sós | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |
Words derived from “maźʰiṣás”