Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/maȷ́ʰištʰas
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Proto-Indo-Iranian
Etymology
From *maȷ́ʰā́ (“great, big”) + *-ištʰas (superlative suffix).
Adjective
*maȷ́ʰištʰas
- superlative degree of *maȷ́ʰā́ (“great, big”): greatest, biggest
Descendants
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *maźʰiṣṭʰas
- Sanskrit: महिष्ठ (mahiṣṭha)
- Proto-Iranian: *majištah