Where does “మహావాక్యము” come from?

మహావాక్యము (Telugu) comes from Telugu వాక్యము, from Sanskrit वाक्य, from Sanskrit वच्, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

మహావాక్యము (Telugu): great sentence

Definitions

  1. great sentence

Ancestry of “మహావాక్యము”, step by step

మహావాక్యము traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu వాక్యము

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguవాక్యముsentence
2Sanskritवाक्यspeech, saying, assertion, statement, command,...
3Sanskritवच्to speak, utter, say
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

via Telugu మహా

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguమహాgreat, much, eminent; exceedingly, vastly,...
2Sanskritमहत्great, large, big, huge, ample, extensive, long,...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmaȷ́ʰā́big, great
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-Every word from Sanskrit वच्Every word from Sanskrit वाक्य