Where does “ಮೂಢ” come from?

ಮೂಢ (Kannada) comes from Sanskrit मूढ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan muẓḍʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian muždʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mawǰʰ- — to err, to deviate.

ಮೂಢ (Kannada): foolish, stupid

Definitions

  1. foolish, stupid

Ancestry of “ಮೂಢ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमूढstupefied, bewildered, perplexed, confused, at a...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanmuẓḍʰás—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmuždʰás—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmawǰʰ-to err, to deviate

Words derived from “ಮೂಢ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mawǰʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian muždʰás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan muẓḍʰás →