Where does “mukt” come from?
mukt (Latvian) comes from Hindi मुक्त, from Sanskrit मुक्त, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *muktás.
mukt (Latvian): to slip, to run away, to slip away; to flee, to...
Definitions
- to slip, to run away, to slip away; to flee, to...
Ancestry of “mukt”, step by step
mukt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi मुक्त
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | मुक्त | free; liberated, unfettered; exonerated, set free |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मुक्त | discharged, abandoned; free; liberated, set free,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *muktás | — |
via Proto-Indo-European mew-k-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | mew-k- | slimy, slippery; slip, slime |