Where does “మహాప్రళయము” come from?

మహాప్రళయము (Telugu) comes from Telugu మహా, from Sanskrit महत्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

మహాప్రళయము (Telugu): the end or destruction of the world

Definitions

  1. the end or destruction of the world

Ancestry of “మహాప్రళయము”, step by step

మహాప్రళయము traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu మహా

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguమహాgreat, much, eminent; exceedingly, vastly,...
2Sanskritमहत्great, large, big, huge, ample, extensive, long,...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmaȷ́ʰā́big, great
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

via Telugu ప్రళయము

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguప్రళయముdestruction
2Sanskritप्रलय—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́ →Every word from Sanskrit महत् →