Where does “michto” come from?

michto (French) comes from Romani miśto, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞, from Sanskrit मिष्ट, from Sanskrit मृष्ट, from Sanskrit मृज्, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃merǵ- — to wipe off, wipe clean.

michto (French): dope, bomb, lit, peng

Definitions

  1. dope, bomb, lit, peng

Ancestry of “michto”, step by step

michto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romani miśto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanimiśtowell
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀫𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞
3Sanskritमिष्टdainty, delicate, sweet
4Sanskritमृष्टsavoury; sweet; polished
5Sanskritमृज्to wipe
6Proto-Indo-European*h₃merǵ-to wipe off, wipe clean

via French michetonneuse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmichetonneuseoccasional prostitute
2French-eusefemale equivalent of -eur; feminine singular of...
3Latin-osanominative feminine singular of -ōsus; nominative...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₃merǵ-Every word from Sanskrit मृज्Every word from Sanskrit मृष्ट