Where does “मिश्रधातु” come from?

मिश्रधातु (Hindi) comes from Hindi मिश्र, from Sanskrit मिश्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan miśrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mićrás, from Proto-Indo-European miḱ-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

मिश्रधातु (Hindi): alloy

Definitions

  1. alloy

Ancestry of “मिश्रधातु”, step by step

मिश्रधातु traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi मिश्र

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमिश्रmixed, assorted, heterogeneous; compound
2Sanskritमिश्रmixed, mingled, blended
3Proto-Indo-Aryanmiśrás—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmićrásmixed
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmiḱ-ró-smixed, mingled
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyḱ-to mix
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Hindi धातु

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiधातुmetal, metallic element
2Sanskritधातुlayer, stratum; constituent part, ingredient;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European miḱ-ró-s →