Etymology

Mahavir

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Sanskrit महावीर
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromमहावीर“a great hero”
  2. English todayMahavir

From Sanskrit महावीर (mahāvīra, “a great hero”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.