Where does “महार्णव” come from?

महार्णव (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit अर्णव, from Sanskrit -व, from Sanskrit कार, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

महार्णव (Sanskrit): an ocean

Definitions

  1. an ocean

Ancestry of “महार्णव”, step by step

महार्णव traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit अर्णव

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअर्णवwave, stream, flood, sea
2Sanskrit-व—
3Sanskritकारgain, prize, booty; contest, war; an act, action
4Sanskritकृto make
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Sanskrit महा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमहाcombining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanmaźʰā́—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmaȷ́ʰā́big, great
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कार →