Where does “ਮਹਿੰਗਾ” come from?

ਮਹਿੰਗਾ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit महार्घ, from Sanskrit महा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

ਮਹਿੰਗਾ (Punjabi): expensive, costly

Definitions

  1. expensive, costly

Ancestry of “ਮਹਿੰਗਾ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमहार्घcostly, expensive, high-priced; very precious or...
2Sanskritमहाcombining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanmaźʰā́—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmaȷ́ʰā́big, great
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́ →