Where does “महाभूत” come from?

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

महाभूत (Sanskrit): great being

Definitions

  1. great being

Ancestry of “महाभूत”, step by step

महाभूत traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit महा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमहाcombining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanmaźʰā́—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmaȷ́ʰā́big, great
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

via Sanskrit भूत

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritभूतbeen
2Proto-Indo-IranianbʰuHtásbecome, been
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-tó-s—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “महाभूत”

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