Where does “মুঠা” come from?

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

মুঠা (Assamese): bundle, bunch

Definitions

  1. bundle, bunch

Ancestry of “মুঠা”, 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 →