Where does “มหาวิหาร” come from?
มหาวิหาร (Thai) comes from Thai มหา, from Pali mahant, from Sanskrit म॒हत्.
มหาวิหาร (Thai): basilica
Ancestry of “มหาวิหาร”, step by step
มหาวิหาร traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai มหา
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | มหา | grand; great; the ecclesiastical title given to a... |
| 2 | Pali | mahant | great, big, massive; important, well-known |
| 3 | Sanskrit | म॒हत् | — |
via Thai วิหาร
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | วิหาร | religious compound; monastery; place of worship;... |
| 2 | Pali | vihāra | a dwelling place |
| 3 | Sanskrit | विहार | distribution, transposition; arrangement or... |