Where does “मुँहमाँगा” come from?

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

मुँहमाँगा (Hindi): verbally requested, asked for by mouth

Definitions

  1. verbally requested, asked for by mouth

Ancestry of “मुँहमाँगा”, step by step

मुँहमाँगा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi मुँह

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमुँहmouth; face; direction
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀫𑀼𑀳—
3Sanskritमुखmouth; face; visage
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmúkʰam—
5Proto-Indo-IranianmúkHam—

via Hindi माँगना

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमाँगनाto ask, request; to entreat; to beg
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀤𑀺—
3Sanskritमार्गतिto seek, to request
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam →Every word from Sanskrit मुख →