Where does “मुख्यमंत्री” come from?
मुख्यमंत्री (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit मुख्य, from Sanskrit मुख, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam.
मुख्यमंत्री (Hindi): chief minister, CM
Definitions
- chief minister, CM
Ancestry of “मुख्यमंत्री”, step by step
मुख्यमंत्री traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit मुख्य
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | मुख्य | chief; being at the head or at the beginning,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मुख | mouth; face; visage |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | múkʰam | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | múkHam | — |
via Sanskrit मंत्री
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | मंत्री | — |