Where does “মুখোমুখি” come from?
মুখোমুখি (Bengali) comes from Bengali মুখ, from Sanskrit मुख, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam.
মুখোমুখি (Bengali): face to face; face-to-face
Definitions
- face to face; face-to-face
Ancestry of “মুখোমুখি”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Bengali | মুখ | face; mouth |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मुख | mouth; face; visage |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | múkʰam | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | múkHam | — |