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Where does “मिथ्या” come from?

मिथ्या (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit मिथ्या, from Proto-Indo-European mēwdʰ- — to complain, be emotional about; to complain or...

मिथ्या (Hindi): false, spurious, delusory; illusion; fallacy

Definitions

  1. false, spurious, delusory; illusion; fallacy

Ancestry of “मिथ्या”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमिथ्या—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmēwdʰ-to complain, be emotional about; to complain or...
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