Where does “மகாபாரதம்” come from?

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

மகாபாரதம் (Tamil): The Sanskrit epic Mahabharata by Vyasa, dealing with the story of the Pandavas

Definitions

  1. The Sanskrit epic Mahabharata by Vyasa, dealing with the story of the Pandavas

Ancestry of “மகாபாரதம்”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SanskritमहाभारतMahabharata
2Sanskritमहाcombining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanmaźʰā́—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmaȷ́ʰā́big, great
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́ →
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