Where does “muka” come from?

muka (Indonesian) comes from Malay muka, from Classical Malay muka, from Old Malay mukha, from Sanskrit मुख, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam.

muka (Indonesian): face; person; typeface

Definitions

  1. face; person; typeface

Ancestry of “muka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymukaface; front, facade; person
2Classical Malaymuka—
3Old Malaymukha—
4Sanskritमुखmouth; face; visage
5Proto-Indo-Iranianmúkʰam—
6Proto-Indo-IranianmúkHam—

Words derived from “muka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam →Every word from Sanskrit मुख →