Where does “muda” come from?
muda (Balinese) comes from Old Javanese mūḍha, from Sanskrit मूढ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan muẓḍʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian muždʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mawǰʰ- — to err, to deviate.
muda (Balinese): young
Definitions
- young
Ancestry of “muda”, step by step
muda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Javanese mūḍha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Javanese | mūḍha | stupid, foolish; unwise |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मूढ | stupefied, bewildered, perplexed, confused, at a... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | muẓḍʰás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | muždʰás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mawǰʰ- | to err, to deviate |
via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *muda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *muda | — |