Where does “megavat” come from?

megavat (Slovene) comes from Slovene mega-, from Ancient Greek μέγας, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

megavat (Slovene): megawatt

Definitions

  1. megawatt

Ancestry of “megavat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovenemega-mega
2Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Ancient Greek μέγας →Every word from Slovene mega- →