Etymograph

English

Mahavir

Mahavir comes from Sanskrit महावीर ‘a great hero’.

  1. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEमहावीरmahāvīra‘a great hero’
  2. EnglishtodayMahavir

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEमहावीरmahāvīra‘a great hero’
  2. EnglishtodayMahavir

Today it means

name 24th Jain Tirthankara.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Sanskrit महावीर / Mahavir