Where does “महाराजा” come from?
महाराजा (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit महा-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
महाराजा (Sanskrit): great king
Ancestry of “महाराजा”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | महा- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maȷ́ʰā́ | big, great |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |
Words derived from “महाराजा”