Where does “牟呼栗多” come from?

牟呼栗多 (Chinese) comes from Sanskrit मुहूर्त, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥ȷ́ʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥ǵʰús.

牟呼栗多 (Chinese): 48 minutes; 1/30 of a day

Definitions

  1. 48 minutes; 1/30 of a day

Ancestry of “牟呼栗多”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमुहूर्तa moment, an instant; a fleeting or a brief period of time
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*mr̥ȷ́ʰúšshort
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥ǵʰús—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥ǵʰús →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥ȷ́ʰúš →Every word from Sanskrit मुहूर्त →