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Where does “มหาศักราช” come from?

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

Ancestry of “มหาศักราช”, step by step

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