Where does “ಮುಖ್ಯ” come from?

ಮುಖ್ಯ (Kannada) comes from Sanskrit मुख्य, from Sanskrit मुख, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam.

ಮುಖ್ಯ (Kannada): prime, main, important

Definitions

  1. prime, main, important

Ancestry of “ಮುಖ್ಯ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमुख्यchief; being at the head or at the beginning,...
2Sanskritमुखmouth; face; visage
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmúkʰam—
4Proto-Indo-IranianmúkHam—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam →Every word from Sanskrit मुख →
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