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Where does “पितृयाण” come from?

पितृयाण (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit यान, from Sanskrit महायान, from Sanskrit महा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

पितृयाण (Sanskrit): leading to the fathers; the path leading to the...

Definitions

  1. leading to the fathers; the path leading to the...

Ancestry of “पितृयाण”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritयानcarriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,...
2Sanskritमहायान—
3Sanskritमहाcombining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanmaźʰā́—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianmaȷ́ʰā́big, great
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
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