Where does “muda” come from?

muda (Indonesian) comes from Malay muda, from Pali muddha, from Sanskrit मुग्ध, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mugdʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mawgʰ- — to err, to deviate, to be foolish.

muda (Indonesian): young; light

Definitions

  1. young; light

Ancestry of “muda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymudayoung; light
2Palimuddhafoolish; bewildered; vocative singular of muddhan
3Sanskritमुग्धperplexed, bewildered; gone astray, lost;...
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmugdʰás—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianmawgʰ-to err, to deviate, to be foolish

Words derived from “muda”

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