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Where does “मुंडन” come from?

मुंडन (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit मूर्धन्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mr̥Hdʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European ml̥Hdʰṓ.

मुंडन (Hindi): the first shaving of the hair on a child's head

Definitions

  1. the first shaving of the hair on a child's head

Ancestry of “मुंडन”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमूर्धन्the forehead, skull, head; the top of something,...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmr̥Hdʰā́forehead, head
3Proto-Indo-Europeanml̥Hdʰṓ—
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