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
Ancestry of “मुट्ठी”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | ?????? | the fist |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मुष्टि | fist, clenched hand; a handful, fistful; stealing |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | muštíš | fist |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mustí- | — |