Where does “meter” come from?

meter (Kholosi) comes from Sanskrit मूत्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHtram, from Proto-Indo-European múHtrom — excrement, urine; filth, sediment.

meter (Kholosi): urine

Definitions

  1. urine

Ancestry of “meter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमूत्रurine
2Proto-Indo-IranianmúHtramexcrement, urine
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanmúHtromexcrement, urine; filth, sediment
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múHtrom →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHtram →Every word from Sanskrit मूत्र →