Where does “muka” come from?

muka (Malay) comes from Classical Malay muka, from Old Malay mukha, from Sanskrit मुख, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam.

muka (Malay): face; front, facade; person

Definitions

  1. face; front, facade; person

Ancestry of “muka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malaymuka—
2Old Malaymukha—
3Sanskritमुखmouth; face; visage
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmúkʰam—
5Proto-Indo-IranianmúkHam—

Words derived from “muka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam →Every word from Sanskrit मुख →