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