Where does “মুঠ” come from?

মুঠ (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit मुष्टि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian muštíš, from Proto-Indo-European mustí-.

মুঠ (Assamese): an aggregate, a total, a collection

Definitions

  1. an aggregate, a total, a collection

Ancestry of “মুঠ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमुष्टिfist, clenched hand; a handful, fistful; stealing
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmuštíšfist
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmustí-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mustí- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian muštíš →Every word from Sanskrit मुष्टि →
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