Where does “मिट्ठी” come from?

मिट्ठी (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit मृष्ट, from Sanskrit मृज्, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃merǵ- — to wipe off, wipe clean.

Ancestry of “मिट्ठी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमृष्टsavoury; sweet; polished
2Sanskritमृज्to wipe
3Proto-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 →