Where does “mithun” come from?

mithun (English) comes from Sanskrit मिथुन, from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂- — to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...

mithun (English): Bos frontalis, a Southern Asiatic species of wild cattle

Definitions

  1. Bos frontalis, a Southern Asiatic species of wild cattle

Ancestry of “mithun”, step by step

mithun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit मिथुन

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमिथुनpaired, forming a pair; a pair; pairing,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyth₂-to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...

via Assamese মেঠন

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseমেঠন
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂-Every word from Sanskrit मिथुन