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

  1. face to face; face-to-face

Ancestry of “মুখোমুখি”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliমুখface; mouth
2Sanskritमुखmouth; face; visage
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmúkʰam
4Proto-Indo-IranianmúkHam
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHamEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰamEvery word from Sanskrit मुख
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