Where does “मुँह” come from?
मुँह (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀳, from Sanskrit मुख, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam.
मुँह (Hindi): mouth; face; direction
Ancestry of “मुँह”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀫𑀼𑀳 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मुख | mouth; face; visage |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | múkʰam | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | múkHam | — |