Where does “मृगतृष्णा” come from?

मृगतृष्णा (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit मृगतृष्णा, from Sanskrit तृष्णा, from Proto-Iranian tŕ̥šnah, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥s-nó-s, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

मृगतृष्णा (Hindi): mirage

Definitions

  1. mirage

Ancestry of “मृगतृष्णा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमृगतृष्णाmirage, fata morgana
2Sanskritतृष्णाthirst; desire
3Proto-Iraniantŕ̥šnahthirst
4Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥s-nó-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tr̥s-nó-s →Every word from Proto-Iranian tŕ̥šnah →