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 múkHamEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰamEvery word from Sanskrit मुख
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