English
Maharashtrian
From Maharashtra + -ian.
A compound of Maharashtra + -ian
Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s ‘big, great’
Proto-Indo-Iranian *maȷ́ʰā́ ‘big, great’
Sanskrit महत् ‘great’
Sanskrit महाराष्ट्र
English Maharashtra
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to Maharashtra, its people, culture or languages (i.e. Marathi people).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Maharashtrian