Where does “माहात्म्य” come from?

माहात्म्य (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit महात्मन्, from Sanskrit महा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

माहात्म्य (Sanskrit): magnanimity, highmindedness; exalted state or...

Definitions

  1. magnanimity, highmindedness; exalted state or...

Ancestry of “माहात्म्य”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमहात्मन्having a great soul; magnanimous, high-minded,...
2Sanskritमहाcombining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanmaźʰā́—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmaȷ́ʰā́big, great
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

Words derived from “माहात्म्य”

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