Where does “મીઠું” come from?

મીઠું (Gujarati) comes 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.

મીઠું (Gujarati): salt

Definitions

  1. salt

Ancestry of “મીઠું”, step by step

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

Words derived from “મીઠું”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₃merǵ- →Every word from Sanskrit मृज् →Every word from Sanskrit मृष्ट →