Where does “महाकाव्य” come from?
महाकाव्य (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit काव्य, from Sanskrit कवि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kawHíṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káwHiš, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- — to perceive; to observe.
महाकाव्य (Sanskrit): great or classical court poem, particularly as...
Definitions
- great or classical court poem, particularly as...
Ancestry of “महाकाव्य”, step by step
महाकाव्य traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit काव्य
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | काव्य | endowed with the qualities of a sage or poet,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कवि | wise man, sage, seer, prophet; a singer, bard,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kawHíṣ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | káwHiš | seer, poet; institutor of religious rites;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewh₁- | to perceive; to observe |