Where does “মিঠালাউ” come from?

মিঠালাউ (Assamese) comes from Assamese মিঠা, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞, from Sanskrit मिष्ट, from Sanskrit मृष्ट, from Sanskrit मृज्, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃merǵ- — to wipe off, wipe clean.

মিঠালাউ (Assamese): pumpkin

Definitions

  1. pumpkin

Ancestry of “মিঠালাউ”, step by step

মিঠালাউ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese মিঠা

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseমিঠাsweet, sugary; pleasant, agreeable; gentle, light
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀫𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞—
3Sanskritमिष्टdainty, delicate, sweet
4Sanskritमृष्टsavoury; sweet; polished
5Sanskritमृज्to wipe
6Proto-Indo-European*h₃merǵ-to wipe off, wipe clean

via Assamese লাউ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseলাউgourd
2Sanskritअलाबुthe bottle gourd; a vessel made of the bottle...
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