Where does “महत्” come from?

महत् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

महत् (Sanskrit): great, large, big, huge, ample, extensive, long,...

Definitions

  1. great, large, big, huge, ample, extensive, long,...

Ancestry of “महत्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianmaȷ́ʰā́big, great
2Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

Words derived from “महत्”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́ →