English
mahawat
Mahawat comes from Hindi महावत ‘elephant keeper’, from Sanskrit महा ‘great’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- ‘to measure’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*meh₁-‘to measure’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*méǵh₂s‘big, great’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEमहाmahā‘great’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEमहामात्रmahāmātra‘elephant keeper’
- Ashokan Prakritmodern𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀢mahāmāta
- Prakritmodernमहामत्तmahāmatta
- Hindic. 1500–presentमहावतmahāvat‘elephant keeper’
- Englishtodaymahawat
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*meh₁-‘to measure’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*méǵh₂s‘big, great’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEमहाmahā‘great’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEमहामात्रmahāmātra‘elephant keeper’
- Ashokan Prakritmodern𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀢mahāmāta
- Prakritmodernमहामत्तmahāmatta
- Hindic. 1500–presentमहावतmahāvat‘elephant keeper’
- Englishtodaymahawat
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- ‘to measure’
month, moon, measure, meal, moral, meter, sunny, dimensional, dimension, immense, metric, metre, meta, moody, mesa, menstrual, asymmetry, commensurate, mensa, metrology, mete, madder, metis, metra, menses, moodiness, firman, 63 more
through Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s ‘big, great’
major, master, mayor, magnitude, magnum, maxim, magnate, magnify, mair, mickle, maggiore, muckle, mahila, 15 more
Today it means
noun Synonym of mahout.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- / mahawat