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Where does “m̥ǵh₂yós” come from?

m̥ǵh₂yós (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

Ancestry of “m̥ǵh₂yós”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

Words derived from “m̥ǵh₂yós”

  • major
  • majority
  • majesty
  • mayor
  • majestic
  • majestically
  • mayoral
  • Majorca
  • supermajority
  • semimajor
  • majestical
  • mayoress
  • Majorcan
  • nonmajor
  • majorly
  • maestoso
  • majuscule
  • majorette
  • mayorship
  • majoration
  • majorization
  • unmajestic
  • majorship
  • midmajor
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