Where does “muhurta” come from?

muhurta (English) comes from Sanskrit मुहूर्त, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥ȷ́ʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥ǵʰús.

muhurta (English): A unit of time measurement in the Hindu calendar,...

Definitions

  1. A unit of time measurement in the Hindu calendar,...

Ancestry of “muhurta”, 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 →
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