Where does “खटमिट्ठा” come from?

खटमिट्ठा (Hindi) comes from Hindi मीठा, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞, from Sanskrit मिष्ट, from Sanskrit मृष्ट, from Sanskrit मृज्, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃merǵ- — to wipe off, wipe clean.

खटमिट्ठा (Hindi): sweet-and-sour

Definitions

  1. sweet-and-sour

Ancestry of “खटमिट्ठा”, step by step

खटमिट्ठा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi मीठा

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

via Hindi खट्टा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiखट्टाsour; mean, surly
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀔𑀝𑁆𑀝—
3Sanskritखट्टsour
4Sanskritकटुकpungent, bitter
5Sanskritकटुbitter, acrid
6Proto-Dravidiankaṭ-ube pungent; sting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₃merǵ- →Every word from Sanskrit मृज् →Every word from Sanskrit मृष्ट →