Where does “muka” come from?
muka (Classical Malay) comes from Old Malay mukha, from Sanskrit मुख, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam.
Ancestry of “muka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Malay | mukha | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मुख | mouth; face; visage |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | múkʰam | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | múkHam | — |