Where does “мегабайт” come from?

мегабайт (Ukrainian) comes from Russian мега-, from Ancient Greek μέγας, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

мегабайт (Ukrainian): megabyte

Definitions

  1. megabyte

Ancestry of “мегабайт”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмега-mega-
2Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Ancient Greek μέγας →Every word from Russian мега- →