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Where does “مہاراشٹر” come from?

مہاراشٹر (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit महाराष्ट्र, from Sanskrit महत्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

Ancestry of “مہاراشٹر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमहाराष्ट्र—
2Sanskritमहत्great, large, big, huge, ample, extensive, long,...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmaȷ́ʰā́big, great
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
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