Where does “मुश्त” come from?

मुश्त (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian مشت, from Middle Persian mwšt', from Proto-Indo-Iranian muštíš, from Proto-Indo-European mustí-.

मुश्त (Hindi): the fist

Definitions

  1. the fist

Ancestry of “मुश्त”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianمشت—
2Middle Persianmwšt'—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmuštíšfist
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmustí-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mustí- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian muštíš →Every word from Middle Persian mwšt' →