Where does “mahal” come from?

mahal (Tagalog) comes from Malay mahal, from Javanese mahal, from Kawi maharga, from Sanskrit महार्घ, from Sanskrit महा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

mahal (Tagalog): Dear; Expensive; Beloved

Definitions

  1. Dear; Expensive; Beloved

Ancestry of “mahal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymahalexpensive
2Javanesemahal—
3Kawimaharga—
4Sanskritमहार्घcostly, expensive, high-priced; very precious or...
5Sanskritमहाcombining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,...
6Proto-Indo-Aryanmaźʰā́—
7Proto-Indo-Iranianmaȷ́ʰā́big, great
8Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

Words derived from “mahal”

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