Where does “મીઠાઈ” come from?

મીઠાઈ (Gujarati) comes from Gujarati મીઠું, from Old Gujarati मीठउं, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞, from Sanskrit मिष्ट, from Sanskrit मृष्ट, from Sanskrit मृज्, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃merǵ- — to wipe off, wipe clean.

મીઠાઈ (Gujarati): sweet, confection

Definitions

  1. sweet, confection

Ancestry of “મીઠાઈ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiમીઠુંsalt
2Old Gujaratiमीठउं—
3Sauraseni Prakrit𑀫𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞—
4Sanskritमिष्टdainty, delicate, sweet
5Sanskritमृष्टsavoury; sweet; polished
6Sanskritमृज्to wipe
7Proto-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 →