Where does “muda” come from?
muda (Malay) comes from Pali muddha, from Sanskrit मुग्ध, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mugdʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mawgʰ- — to err, to deviate, to be foolish.
muda (Malay): young; light
Definitions
- young; light
Ancestry of “muda”, step by step
muda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Pali muddha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | muddha | foolish; bewildered; vocative singular of muddhan |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मुग्ध | perplexed, bewildered; gone astray, lost;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mugdʰás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mawgʰ- | to err, to deviate, to be foolish |
via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *muda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *muda | — |