Where does “मिठाई” come from?

मिठाई (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.

मिठाई (Hindi): sweet, dessert; sweetness

Definitions

  1. sweet, dessert; sweetness

Ancestry of “मिठाई”, step by step

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

Words derived from “मिठाई”

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