Where does “मुँडेर” come from?
मुँडेर (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀁𑀠, from Sanskrit मूर्धन्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mr̥Hdʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European ml̥Hdʰṓ.
मुँडेर (Hindi): ridge
Ancestry of “मुँडेर”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀫𑀼𑀁𑀠 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मूर्धन् | the forehead, skull, head; the top of something,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mr̥Hdʰā́ | forehead, head |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ml̥Hdʰṓ | — |