Where does “มหาศักราช” come from?

มหาศักราช (Thai) comes from Thai มหา, from Pali mahant, from Sanskrit म॒हत्.

มหาศักราช (Thai): Greater Era

Definitions

  1. Greater Era

Ancestry of “มหาศักราช”, step by step

มหาศักราช traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai มหา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiมหาgrand; great; the ecclesiastical title given to a...
2Palimahantgreat, big, massive; important, well-known
3Sanskritम॒हत्—

via Thai ศักราช

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiศักราชera; year
2Sanskritशाकराज—
Every word from Sanskrit म॒हत् →Every word from Pali mahant →Every word from Thai มหา →