Where does “mishti doi” come from?

mishti doi (English) comes from Bengali মিষ্টি দই, from Bengali মিষ্টি, from Sanskrit मिष्ट, from Sanskrit मृष्ट, from Sanskrit मृज्, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃merǵ- — to wipe off, wipe clean.

mishti doi (English): a fermented sweet dahi popular in Bangladesh and India

Definitions

  1. a fermented sweet dahi popular in Bangladesh and India

Ancestry of “mishti doi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliমিষ্টি দইmishti doi
2Bengaliমিষ্টিsweet
3Sanskritमिष्टdainty, delicate, sweet
4Sanskritमृष्टsavoury; sweet; polished
5Sanskritमृज्to wipe
6Proto-Indo-European*h₃merǵ-to wipe off, wipe clean
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₃merǵ- →Every word from Sanskrit मृज् →Every word from Sanskrit मृष्ट →