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

Definitions

  1. great king

Ancestry of “महाराजा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमहा-—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmaȷ́ʰā́big, great
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

Words derived from “महाराजा”

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