Where does “महाराष्ट्र” come from?
महाराष्ट्र (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit महत्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
Ancestry of “महाराष्ट्र”, step by step
महाराष्ट्र traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit महत्
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | महत् | great, large, big, huge, ample, extensive, long,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maȷ́ʰā́ | big, great |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |
via Sanskrit राष्ट्र
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | राष्ट्र | a kingdom, realm, empire, dominion, district, country |
| 2 | Sanskrit | धृतराष्ट्र | King of Hastinapura, husband of Gandhari, and the father of the Kauravas |