English
Mahajanapada
Mahajanapada comes from Sanskrit महा ‘great’.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEमहाmahā́‘great’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEमहाजनपदmahājanapada
- Englishearliest quotation 2006Mahajanapada
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEमहाmahā́‘great’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEमहाजनपदmahājanapada
- Englishearliest quotation 2006Mahajanapada
Earliest quotation: 2006, Irā Kiruṣṇamūrtti, Irāmaccantiran̲ Nākacāmi: “We know that there were sixteen mahajanapadas in the…”
Every English word from Sanskrit महा
Today it means
name One of 16 prominent ancient Indian realms extant from around 600 BCE to 345 BCE.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit महा / Mahajanapada