Where does “बृहत्” come from?
बृहत् (Sanskrit) comes from Indo-Iranian *bʰr̥ȷ́ʰáns, from Proto-Indo-European bʰérǵʰonts, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.
बृहत् (Sanskrit): lofty, high, tall, great, large, wide, vast,...
Definitions
- lofty, high, tall, great, large, wide, vast,...
Ancestry of “बृहत्”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Indo-Iranian | *bʰr̥ȷ́ʰáns | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰérǵʰonts | high |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |
Words derived from “बृहत्”