Where does “मूत” come from?
मूत (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit ?????, from Sanskrit मूत्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHtram, from Proto-Indo-European múHtrom — excrement, urine; filth, sediment.
मूत (Hindi): urine
Ancestry of “मूत”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | ????? | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मूत्र | urine |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | múHtram | excrement, urine |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | múHtrom | excrement, urine; filth, sediment |