Where does “महिला” come from?

महिला (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

महिला (Sanskrit): a woman, female; a woman literally or...

Definitions

  1. a woman, female; a woman literally or...

Ancestry of “महिला”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianmaȷ́ʰā́big, great
2Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

Words derived from “महिला”

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