Where does “మహా” come from?
మహా (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit महत्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
మహా (Telugu): great, much, eminent; exceedingly, vastly,...
Definitions
- great, much, eminent; exceedingly, vastly,...
Ancestry of “మహా”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | महत् | great, large, big, huge, ample, extensive, long,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maȷ́ʰā́ | big, great |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |