Where does “मुट्ठी” come from?

मुट्ठी (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit ??????, from Sanskrit मुष्टि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian muštíš, from Proto-Indo-European mustí-.

मुट्ठी (Hindi): fist

Definitions

  1. fist

Ancestry of “मुट्ठी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit??????the fist
2Sanskritमुष्टिfist, clenched hand; a handful, fistful; stealing
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmuštíšfist
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmustí-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mustí- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian muštíš →Every word from Sanskrit मुष्टि →