Where does “მუშტი” come from?

მუშტი (Georgian) comes from Middle Georgian მუშტი, from Classical Persian مشت, from Middle Persian mwšt', from Proto-Indo-Iranian muštíš, from Proto-Indo-European mustí-.

მუშტი (Georgian): fist

Definitions

  1. fist

Ancestry of “მუშტი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Georgianმუშტი—
2Classical Persianمشت—
3Middle Persianmwšt'—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmuštíšfist
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmustí-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mustí- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian muštíš →Every word from Middle Persian mwšt' →