Where does “मुँहनोचवा” come from?

मुँहनोचवा (Hindi) comes from Hindi मुँह, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀳, from Sanskrit मुख, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam.

मुँहनोचवा (Hindi): An unidentified anomaly or creature reported to attack people’s faces at night in Eastern Uttar Pradesh circa 2002

Definitions

  1. An unidentified anomaly or creature reported to attack people’s faces at night in Eastern Uttar Pradesh circa 2002

Ancestry of “मुँहनोचवा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमुँहmouth; face; direction
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀫𑀼𑀳—
3Sanskritमुखmouth; face; visage
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmúkʰam—
5Proto-Indo-IranianmúkHam—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam →Every word from Sanskrit मुख →